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Choose jurors in the middle - it's shrewd and will give them a shock (11)

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I believe the answer is:

electrocute

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'shock' is the definition.
(give an electric shock)

'choose jurors in the middle it's shrewd' is the wordplay.
'choose' becomes 'elect' (electing is a kind of choosing).
'in the middle' indicates the central letters.
'it's shrewd' becomes 'cute' (I've seen this before).
The centre of 'jurors' is 'ro'.
'elect'+'ro'+'cute'='ELECTROCUTE'

'and will give them a' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for electrocute that I've seen before include "Kill using electricity" , "finish with power" , "Shock greatly!" , "Kill, injure by a shock" , "end with a shock?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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