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Survives terrible evils (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lives

'survives' is the definition.
('live' can be a synonym of 'survive')

'terrible evils' is the wordplay.
'terrible' indicates an anagram.
'evils' with letters rearranged gives 'LIVES'.

(Other definitions for lives that I've seen before include "Exists" , "Is animate" , "See 5" , "Biographies" , "Resides" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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