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Emergency consumer pack using current for power (6)

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crisis

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'emergency' is the definition.
(a crisis is an emergency)

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(Other definitions for crisis that I've seen before include "Calamity" , "a difficult situation" , "Time of severe difficulty" , "A decisive or dangerous time" , "Crucial point - decision time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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