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Impact he made in strong terms (8)

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I believe the answer is:

emphatic

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'strong terms' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.

'impact he made' is the wordplay.
'made' is an anagram indicator.
'impact'+'he'='impacthe'
'impacthe' with letters rearranged gives 'EMPHATIC'.

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(Other definitions for emphatic that I've seen before include "Categorical" , "Forceful - pronounced" , "In no uncertain terms" , "Impact he combined with special stress" , "being stressed" .)

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