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Mother-in-law perhaps initially disappearing -- joy! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elation

'joy' is the definition.
(elation is a kind of joy)

'mother-in-law perhaps initially disappearing' is the wordplay.
'mother-in-law perhaps' becomes 'relation' (mother-in-law is a kind of relation).
'initially disappearing' means to remove the first letter.
'relation' with its initial letter removed is 'ELATION'.

(Other definitions for elation that I've seen before include "Bliss" , "Exaltation" , "Feeling of delight or pride" , "Feeling of intense delight" , "Euphoria of toenail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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