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Fun and cheers dead wrong?! (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

schadenfreude

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'fun and cheers dead wrong?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'fun and cheers dead wrong?' is the wordplay.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'wrong?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'wronged' mean this).
'cheers'+'dead'='cheersdead'
'fun' put after 'cheersdead' is 'cheersdeadfun'.
'cheersdeadfun' anagrammed gives 'SCHADENFREUDE'.

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(Other definitions for schadenfreude that I've seen before include "Enjoyment of another's pain" , "Delight in the troubles of others" , "enjoying his misery?" , "Pleasure arising from another's misfortune" , "Enjoyment of others' woes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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