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In brief, total out after strike action (6,2,7)

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I believe the answer is:

battle of britain

'action' is the definition.
(Battle of Britain is an example)

'in brief total out after strike' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'strike' becomes 'bat' (**).
'in'+'brief'+'total'='inbrieftotal'
'inbrieftotal' anagrammed gives 'tleofbritain'.
'tleofbritain' put after 'bat' is 'BATTLE OF BRITAIN'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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