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Joyous
rhythm
leads
to
irrepressible
feeling
in
choir
(8)
Joyous rhythm leads to irrepressible feeling in choir (8)
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How the clue works
Start with Joyous, which is the definition: blissful, just what BEATIFIC means. For the wordplay, take BEAT (rhythm) and add the first letters of "irrepressible feeling in choir", which gives I, F, I, C, with "leads to" telling you to use those initials. Stick them together and BEAT plus IFIC does the job.