Joy may be Turkish? (7)

I believe the answer is:

delight

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'joy' is the definition.
(I know that joy can be written as delight)

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(Other definitions for delight that I've seen before include "Gratify - please" , "Enjoyment" , "Lighted to give real pleasure" , "Glee; its spirit rare, Shelley" , "Joy" .)

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