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Remarkably alive, runs all round (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

universal

'all round' is the definition.
(universal means widespread)

'remarkably alive runs' is the wordplay.
'remarkably' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'alive'+'runs'='aliveruns'
'aliveruns' is an anagram of 'UNIVERSAL'.

(Other definitions for universal that I've seen before include "Everywhere applicable" , "Applying everywhere" , "wide-ranging and comprehensive" , "Applying throughout the world" , "blanket" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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