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Revival of addict, back with second award (13)

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I believe the answer is:

resuscitation

'revival' is the definition.
(I know that resuscitation is a type of revival)

'addict back with second award' is the wordplay.
'addict' becomes 'user' (drug user).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'award' becomes 'citation' (citation is a kind of award).
'user' reversed gives 'resu'.
'resu'+'s'+'citation'='RESUSCITATION'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for resuscitation that I've seen before include "Bringing round" , "Revival, restoration" , "Artificial respiration" , "Act of returning someone to consciousness" , "Return of vitality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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