Perhaps Joy Division initially escaping loss of status (7)

I believe the answer is:

emotion

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'perhaps joy' is the definition.
(I know that happiness is a emotion)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for emotion that I've seen before include "Feeling like love or hate" , "Feeling - sentiment" , "Hatred or love, say" , "E.g. fear, hate etc." , "Feeling like love or fear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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