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Is getting married after wild hen do the height of indulgence? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hedonism

'the height of indulgence?' is the definition.
(hedonism is the pursuit of pleasure)

'is getting married after wild hen do' is the wordplay.
'getting married' becomes 'm' (I've seen this in other clues).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hen'+'do'='hendo'
'hendo' with letters rearranged gives 'hedon'.
'is'+'m'='ism'
'ism' put after 'hedon' is 'HEDONISM'.

(Other definitions for hedonism that I've seen before include "His demon (anag.)" , "Doctrine that pleasure is the highest good" , "Pleasure-seeking" , "The pusuit of pleasure as life's greatest good" , "The pursuit of happiness as a matter of principle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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