What does the cryptic crossword clue "Food shop starts to give hundreds tremendous joy (7)" mean?

The definition is "joy". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). DELI (synonym="Food shop") + G (first_letter="give") + H (first_letter="hundreds") + T (first_letter="tremendous") = DELIGHT; definition: "joy" The answer is DELIGHT.

Food shop starts to give hundreds tremendous joy (7)

Daily Mail Cryptic #17170 | 10 Across | 2023-08-24 flower

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