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Old statue, after renovation, survived (9)

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I believe the answer is:

outlasted

'survived' is the definition.
('outlast' can be a synonym of 'survive')

'old statue after renovation' is the wordplay.
'after renovation' is an anagram indicator.
'old'+'statue'='oldstatue'
'oldstatue' is an anagram of 'OUTLASTED'.

(Another definition for outlasted that I've seen is " Survived longer than".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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