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Age in vitro in order to revitalise (10)

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I believe the answer is:

invigorate

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'revitalise' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'age in vitro in order' is the wordplay.
'in order' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters in a new order).
'age'+'in'+'vitro'='ageinvitro'
'ageinvitro' with letters rearranged gives 'INVIGORATE'.

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(Other definitions for invigorate that I've seen before include "Perk up" , "Give energy to" , "Liven up" , "Give strength to" , "Strengthen" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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