Takes pleasure in being slighted strangely enough (8)

I believe the answer is:

delights

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'takes pleasure in' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'slighted strangely enough' is the wordplay.
'strangely enough' indicates an anagram.
'slighted' anagrammed gives 'DELIGHTS'.

'being' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for delights that I've seen before include "Transports" , "Slighted by pleasures" , "Pleasures; pleases" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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