Focal point of recent disturbance (6)

I believe the answer is:

centre

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'focal point' is the definition.
'centre' can be an answer for 'point' (centre is a kind of point). I am not certain of the 'focal' bit.

'recent disturbance' is the wordplay.
'disturbance' indicates an anagram.
'recent' anagrammed gives 'CENTRE'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for centre that I've seen before include "Midpoint" , "'Things fall apart; the ... cannot hold' (Yeats)" , "The point equidistant from everywhere" , "- forward; - punch" , "The point equidistant from everything" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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