Cryptic crossword clue
Permitted to be inspired by whimsical joy 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FELICITY

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What does FELICITY mean?

FELICITY noun
  1. Happiness.
  2. An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.
  3. (semiology) Reproduction of a sign with fidelity.
  4. Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.

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