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Cutting vessel, jugular vein's fluid all over the place (9)

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I believe the answer is:

universal

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'fluid all over the place' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'cutting vessel jugular vein's' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'vein' is 'nive' which is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for universal that I've seen before include "blanket" , "wide-ranging and comprehensive" , "Applying throughout the world" , "Everywhere applicable" , "Found everywhere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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