The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ELEVATED
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More clues leading to the result ELEVATED
- . Happy about first lady almost getting high
- Exhilarated and happy about Eliot’s first verse
- Lofty is glad about English victory
- Exhilarated and happy about upcoming day of celebration
- Raised tax in English city in the north, not south
- Very happy about wickedness being reduced by 50% in high place
- Somehow leave education following complaint ultimately that’s raised
- Important to be given a rise
- Delighted about English victory, getting promoted
- Very happy about First in English and very slightly drunk?
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The straight part
We know that "Lofty" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lofty = elevated.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ELEVATED mean?
ELEVATED verb- To raise (something) to a higher position.
- To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
- To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
- To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
- To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
- To lift the spirits of (someone)
- To intoxicate in a slight degree; to make (someone) tipsy.
- (Latinism) To attempt to make (something) seem less important, remarkable, etc.
- An elevated railway.
- Raised, particularly above ground level.
- Increased, particularly above a normal level.
- Of a higher rank or status.
- Running with administration rights granted
- Intoxicated; drunk