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Develop new way to harness airway (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reinvent

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'develop new way' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'harness airway' is the wordplay.
'harness' becomes 'rein' (synonyms).
'airway' becomes 'vent' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'rein'+'vent'='REINVENT'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for reinvent that I've seen before include "Create anew - not the wheel, please" , "Coin not necessarily found" , "Change (something) so as to appear entirely new" , "Change (something) so much as to appear new" , "design again" .)

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