Give new life and give air, not ground (10)

I believe the answer is:

invigorate

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'give new life and' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'give air not ground' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates an anagram ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'give'+'air'+'not'='giveairnot'
'giveairnot' is an anagram of 'INVIGORATE'.

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(Other definitions for invigorate that I've seen before include "Give strength to" , "Liven up" , "Strengthen" , "Give energy to" , "Perk up" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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