New acid revitalised battery (5)
I believe the answer is:
nicad
'battery' is the definition.
(nicad is a kind of battery)
'new acid revitalised' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n'.
'revitalised' is an anagram indicator.
'acid' is an anagram of 'icad'.
'n'+'icad'='NICAD'
(Other definitions for nicad that I've seen before include "cell" , "Battery" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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