Attack unexpectedly, once up and running (6,2)
I believe the answer is:
pounce on
'attack' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'unexpectedly once up and running' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' indicates an anagram.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'running' becomes 'on' (eg when a machine is running it is on).
'once'+'up'='onceup'
'onceup' is an anagram of 'pounce'.
'pounce'+'on'='POUNCE ON'
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