Violent attack (7)
I believe the answer is:
assault
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">violent attack</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for assault that I've seen before include "raid" , "Lash" , "Attack suddenly" , "Mount an attack" , "Attack violently" .)