Type of intelligence of precarious CIA airlift (10)

I believe the answer is:

artificial

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'type of intelligence of precarious' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'cia airlift' is the wordplay.
'cia airlift' can be anagrammed to 'ARTIFICIAL'.
But, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for artificial that I've seen before include "Bogus" , "Contrived, false" , "Assumed" , "Kiss of life" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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