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Rare cat, nine lives ultimately wasted, gets another life (12)

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I believe the answer is:

reincarnates

'gets another life' is the definition.

'rare cat nine lives ultimately wasted' is the wordplay.
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
'wasted' indicates anagramming the letters.
The last letter of 'lives' is 's'.
'rare'+'cat'+'nine'+'s'='rarecatnines'
'rarecatnines' with letters rearranged gives 'REINCARNATES'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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