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Charge impressed English (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stampede

'charge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'impressed english' is the wordplay.
'impressed' becomes 'stamped' (stamping is a kind of impressing).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'stamped'+'e'='STAMPEDE'

(Other definitions for stampede that I've seen before include "Neat rush" , "Deems apt to have flight of cattle" , "Put to flight" , "Panic-driven rush of herd of animals" , "Pasted me (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Telegraph.
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