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Make a hole in a sock? (5)

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punch

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'a sock?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for punch that I've seen before include "striking power" , "Hook, maybe" , "Blow with the fist" , "Judy's puppet husband" , "Vigorous blow" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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