Cryptic crossword clue
The old man’s low-down getting through punishment is reincarnation 12

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word PALINGENESIS

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What does PALINGENESIS mean?

PALINGENESIS noun
  1. The apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species.
  2. The regeneration of magma by the melting of metamorphic rocks.
  3. Spiritual rebirth through the transmigration of the soul.
  4. (more generally) Rebirth; regeneration.
  5. The recurrence of historical events in the same order in an infinite series of cycles.

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