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Counter-agent seeing point in a new link (8)

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I believe the answer is:

antidote

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'counter-agent' is the definition.
(counter-agent for a poison)

'point in a new link' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'dot' (synonyms).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a' becomes 'an'.
'new link' becomes 'tie' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'new' bit.).
'an'+'tie'='antie'
'dot' going inside 'antie' is 'ANTIDOTE'.

'seeing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for antidote that I've seen before include "simple remedy" , "Counter-agent" , "It is used to counteract poison" , "Counter to a poison" , "Counteracting remedy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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