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Strong set nine played (7)

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I believe the answer is:

intense

'strong' is the definition.
('intense' can be similar in meaning to 'strong')

'set nine played' is the wordplay.
'played' is an anagram indicator.
'set'+'nine'='setnine'
'setnine' with letters rearranged gives 'INTENSE'.

(Other definitions for intense that I've seen before include "Very concentrated or passionate" , "'Acute, extreme (7)'" , "Strong in degree or emotion" , "Highly emotional" , "Acute, exteme" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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