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What could give sect, say, great delight? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ecstasy

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'great delight?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'what could give sect say' is the wordplay.
'sect say' can be anagrammed to 'ECSTASY'.
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(Other definitions for ecstasy that I've seen before include "Feeling of great rapture" , "Jubilation" , "Street name for the MDMA drug" , "Modern drug associated with dance raves" , "Intense happiness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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