Leaving Leeds not entirely in high spirits (4)
I believe the answer is:
glee
'high spirits' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'leaving leeds not entirely' is the wordplay.
'not entirely' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'GLEE' can be found hidden inside 'leaving leeds'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for glee that I've seen before include "Sort of club" , "Merriment or gloating" , "Great pleasure" , "TV show" , "Old English part-song" .)