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Collapse of square block (5)

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I believe the answer is:

slump

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'collapse' is the definition.
(slumping is a kind of collapsing)

'square block' is the wordplay.
'square' becomes 's' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'block' becomes 'lump'.
's'+'lump'='SLUMP'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for slump that I've seen before include "Commercial decline" , "Sudden fall as in share values" , "Sudden market drop" , "Sudden decline" , "Fall heavily and limply" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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