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Jerk hugged by Daniel shivering just the same (9)

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I believe the answer is:

identical

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

'jerk hugged by daniel shivering' is the wordplay.
'jerk' becomes 'tic' (jerking movement by the body).
'hugged by' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'shivering' indicates an anagram.
'daniel' is an anagram of 'idenal'.
'tic' put inside 'idenal' is 'IDENTICAL'.

(Other definitions for identical that I've seen before include "showing no change" , "Exactly alike, the same in every detail" , "Like two peas in a pod" , "not distinguished" , "lacking distinction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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