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Perhaps ammonia has power to catch the breath (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gasp

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'catch the breath' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'perhaps ammonia has power' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'power' could be 'gas' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'gas' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gasp that I've seen before include "Sudden intake of breath" , "Convulsive breath" , "Draw breath sharply" , "Breathe sharply in amazement, horror etc" , "Struggle for breath with open mouth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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