A dime Cate lost making industrial solvent (9)

I believe the answer is:

acetamide

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'industrial solvent' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'a dime cate lost' is the wordplay.
'lost' is an anagram indicator.
'dime'+'cate'='dimecate'
'dimecate' anagrammed gives 'cetamide'.
'a'+'cetamide'='ACETAMIDE'

'making' is the link.

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(Other definitions for acetamide that I've seen before include "Chemical" , "Musty-smelling crystalline solid (chemistry), emaciated (anag.)" , "Organic compound" .)

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

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