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After breather, energy to spring forward (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lunge

'spring forward' is the definition.
(to lunge is to jump or dive forward)

'after breather energy' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'breather' becomes 'lung' (you breathe with your lungs).
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2).
'lung' put next to 'e' is 'LUNGE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for lunge that I've seen before include "Sudden move forwards" , "Charge" , "Stab" , "Thrust forward as in fencing" , "(Make a) forward thrust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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