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Way bats reproduce (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

procedure

'way' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'bats reproduce' is the wordplay.
'bats' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'reproduce' with letters rearranged gives 'PROCEDURE'.

(Other definitions for procedure that I've seen before include "Set sequence of steps to achieve a result" , "Established way of doing something" , "Action taken" , "subject of policy" , "way to get things done" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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