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Energy-filled, unrestrained exercise (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wield

'exercise' is the definition.
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'energy-filled unrestrained' is the wordplay.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2).
'filled' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'unrestrained' becomes 'wild' ('wild' can be a synonym of 'unrestrained').
'e' placed within 'wild' is 'WIELD'.

(Other definitions for wield that I've seen before include "Use (weapon, authority)" , "exercise" , "Brandish a weapon or exert power" , "Handle - manage" , "Hold and use (a weapon or tool)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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