On the comeback trail (9)

I believe the answer is:

resurgent

(Other definitions for resurgent that I've seen before include "making comeback" , "Reviving after a lull" , "reborn" , "Coming back to life" , "Reviving after period of inactivity" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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