Spoiling one, joy was not likely (2,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
no way jose
'not likely' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'spoiling one joy was' is the wordplay.
'spoiling' is an anagram indicator.
'one'+'joy'+'was'='onejoywas'
'onejoywas' anagrammed gives 'NO WAY JOSE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for no way jose that I've seen is " Absolutely not".)
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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