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Jolt as vehicle is caught in high wind (9)

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I believe the answer is:

galvanise

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'jolt' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'vehicle is caught in high wind' is the wordplay.
'vehicle' becomes 'van' (van is a kind of vehicle).
'caught in' indicates putting letters inside.
'high wind' becomes 'gale' (I've seen this in another clue).
'van'+'is'='vanis'
'vanis' going within 'gale' is 'GALVANISE'.

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for galvanise that I've seen before include "Excite" , "subject to action of electric current" , "Electrify" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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