Just half-dead - beginning to rally - then died (8)
I believe the answer is:
deserved
'just' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deserved that I've seen before include "Merited" , "Fitting" .)
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