What does the cryptic crossword clue "A delightful experience? Wrong to pen diary without content (5)" mean?

The definition is "A delightful experience". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). DY (synonym="letters remaining in D IAR Y when the central letters IAR are removed [without content]") in ILL (synonym="evil; wrong") = IDYLL The answer is IDYLL.

A delightful experience? Wrong to pen diary without content (5)

Independent Cryptic #11618 | 26 Across | 2024-01-05 flower

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