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Moment to abort abnormal launch? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

motorboat

'launch?' is the definition.
(launch is a kind of motorboat)

'moment to abort abnormal' is the wordplay.
'moment' becomes 'mo' (as in 'just a mo').
'abnormal' indicates an anagram.
'abort' anagrammed gives 'rboat'.
'mo'+'to'+'rboat'='MOTORBOAT'

(Another definition for motorboat that I've seen is " powered vessel".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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