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Boom created by this new electronic device (7)

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machine

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'device' is the definition.
(machine is a kind of device)

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(Other definitions for machine that I've seen before include "Nice ham (anag.)" , "Contraption" , "Automaton" , "See 12" , "Device providing energy to perform a task" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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