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Merriment in grand shelter (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glee

'merriment' is the definition.
(glee is a kind of merriment)

'grand shelter' is the wordplay.
'grand' becomes 'g' (G is short for grand as in a thousand).
'shelter' becomes 'lee' (as in lee side, the side sheltered from wind).
'g'+'lee'='GLEE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for glee that I've seen before include "Unrestrained joy" , "Great merriment" , "Jewelled headband" , "TV show" , "Elation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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