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Mine, I agree, finally hit bottom (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fundament

'bottom' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mine i agree finally hit' is the wordplay.
'mine' becomes 'fund' (both can mean a source of something).
'i agree' becomes 'amen' (I've seen this before).
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'hit' is 't'.
'fund'+'amen'+'t'='FUNDAMENT'

(Other definitions for fundament that I've seen before include "bottom" , "Underlying basis - foundation" , "seat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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