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The Xi_c+ lifetime is measured using 9.0 fb^{-1} of e+ e- annihilation data collected on and just below the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the CLEO II.V detector at CESR. The Xi_c+ lifetime is measured using an unbinned maximum likelihood fit.…