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Original video, imitating teen craze (6)

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I believe the answer is:

vaping

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'original video imitating teen craze' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'original video imitating' is the wordplay.
'original' says to take the initial letters.
'imitating' becomes 'aping' ('ape' can be a synonym of 'imitate').
The initial letter of 'video' is 'v'.
'v'+'aping'='VAPING'

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(Another definition for vaping that I've seen is " Using an electronic cigarette".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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