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Again experienced taking ecstasy, being liberated (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relieved

'being liberated' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'again experienced taking ecstasy' is the wordplay.
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'experienced' becomes 'lived' (living is a kind of experiencing).
'taking' indicates putting letters inside.
'ecstasy' becomes 'E' (informal term for the drug).
'lived' enclosing 'e' is 'lieved'.
're'+'lieved'='RELIEVED'

(Other definitions for relieved that I've seen before include "Thankful" , "Raised siege - made to feel better" , "destressed" , "Grateful" , "Given a break" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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