We had rings provided for happy ceremonies? (8)

I believe the answer is:

weddings

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'happy ceremonies?' is the definition.
'weddings' can be an answer for 'ceremonies?' (wedding is a kind of ceremony). I am not certain of the 'happy' bit.

'we had rings' is the wordplay.
'we had' becomes 'we'd' (contraction of 'we had').
'rings' becomes 'dings' (dinging is a kind of ringing).
'wed'+'dings'='WEDDINGS'

'provided for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for weddings that I've seen before include "Marriage ceremonies" , "Matches" , "Nuptial ceremonies" , "Marriages" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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