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By securing a third off, there's reason to celebrate (8)

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I believe the answer is:

birthday

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'reason to celebrate' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'by securing a third off' is the wordplay.
'securing' is an insertion indicator.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'third'='athird'
'athird' with letters rearranged gives 'irthda'.
'by' enclosing 'irthda' is 'BIRTHDAY'.

'there's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for birthday that I've seen before include "When presents are expected" , "Arrival time" , "when one was delivered" , "typically this suit amounts to nothing" , "Yearly anniversary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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