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Draw attention from cuts in European energy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eclipse

'draw attention from' is the definition.

'cuts in european energy' is the wordplay.
'cuts' becomes 'clips' (clip is a kind of cut).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mcl).
'e'+'e'='ee'
'clips' put within 'ee' is 'ECLIPSE'.

(Other definitions for eclipse that I've seen before include "Total - - of the sun" , "dark?" , "Solar/lunar phenomenon" , "Surpass, outshine" , "Deprive of prominence" .)

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