Parade Better Toy uses a satisfactory power source (7,8)

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battery operated

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'parade better toy uses a satisfactory power source' is the definition.
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'parade better toy uses' is the wordplay.
'uses' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'used' mean this).
'parade'+'better'+'toy'='paradebettertoy'
'paradebettertoy' with letters rearranged gives 'BATTERY OPERATED'.

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