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Electricity essential for this working meal? (5,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

power breakfast

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'electricity essential for this working meal?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'electricity essential for this working meal?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'electricity' could be 'power' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'power' is found within the answer.
'meal?' could be 'breakfast' (breakfast is a kind of meal) and 'breakfast' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for power breakfast that I've seen before include "summit early?" , "Influence, by chance, quick early business meeting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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