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Modified service or way of closing intense rallies (10)

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I believe the answer is:

recoveries

'rallies' is the definition.

'modified service or way of closing intense' is the wordplay.
'modified' is an anagram indicator.
'way of closing' indicates one should take the final letters (the way the word comes to an end or closes).
The final letter of 'intense' is 'e'.
'service'+'or'+'e'='serviceore'
'serviceore' is an anagram of 'RECOVERIES'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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