During negotiations, laugh, taking charge (9)

I believe the answer is:

onslaught

'charge' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'during negotiations laugh taking' is the wordplay.
'during' indicates a hidden word.
'ONSLAUGHT' is hidden in the letters of 'negotiations laugh taking'.

(Other definitions for onslaught that I've seen before include "Violent attack" , "Vicious attack" , "Assault" , "Fierce attack" , "Aggressive action" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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