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Kicking, too, perhaps as part of deal I very much want to make (5)

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I believe the answer is:

alive

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'kicking' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'too perhaps as part of deal i very much want to make' is the wordplay.
'ALIVE' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for alive that I've seen before include "Still in use, not dead" , "In existence" , "Teeming (with)" , "Not yet pushing up the daisies" , "Still kicking, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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