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Do not pierce carelessly! (9)

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I believe the answer is:

reception

'do' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'not pierce carelessly' is the wordplay.
'carelessly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'not'+'pierce'='notpierce'
'notpierce' is an anagram of 'RECEPTION'.

(Other definitions for reception that I've seen before include "Formal function" , "drinks party" , "First class" , "Entrance for office" , "signal quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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