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I believe the answer is:

teenage

(Other definitions for teenage that I've seen before include "Thirteen to nineteen" , "Adolescent" , "Tea gene (anag.)" , "Gee, neat (anag)" , "Eat gene to become young" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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