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Can, in need, find sobriety (10)

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I believe the answer is:

abstinence

'sobriety' is the definition.
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'can in need' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'tin' ('tin' can be a synonym of 'can').
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'need' becomes 'absence' (I've seen this before).
'tin' put inside 'absence' is 'ABSTINENCE'.

'find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abstinence that I've seen before include "giving it up" , "The avoidance of alcohol" , "Temperance" , "Not drinking" , "Self-denial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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