Do it and care not if given a kicking! (9)

I believe the answer is:

fornicate

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'do it and care not if given a kicking' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'do it and care not if' is the wordplay.
'do' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'doing' mean this (doing can mean solving or working out)).
'it' becomes 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'and' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and').
'not' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
't'+'n'+'care'+'o'+'if'='tncareoif'
'tncareoif' anagrammed gives 'FORNICATE'.

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