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Survivor
brightened
up
again
having
caught
cold
(6)
Survivor brightened up again having caught cold (6)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is Survivor — a relict is an old word for a widow, someone who remains after another's death. brightened up again gives you RELIT, which then "catches" C (the standard abbreviation for cold) inside it, slotting the C in to give RELI-C-T.