Photograph crack after crack (8)

I believe the answer is:

snapshot

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'photograph' is the definition.
(snapshot is a kind of photograph)

'crack after crack' is the wordplay.
'crack' becomes 'snap' (synonyms).
'after crack' becomes 'shot' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'after' bit.).
'snap'+'shot'='SNAPSHOT'

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(Other definitions for snapshot that I've seen before include "image" , "Informal photograph" , "still taken quickly" , "Instant record of an event" , "pic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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