Try old wine mostly and become happy (7)

From Times Cryptic 5218, 6D —

6D — Try old wine mostly and become happy (7) — HEARTEN

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'become happy'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'mostly'
  • Operation
    'mostly' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'old wine'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Try' → HEAR
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'old wine' → TENT
  • Assembly
    HEAR + (TENT - T > TEN) = HEARTEN

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