Power cut (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">power cut</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(an outage is a loss of power)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for outage that I've seen before include "Power cut" , "time of no power" , "Gap in power supply" , "Temporary suspension of operation" , "When one lacks power" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">power cut</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for blackout that I've seen before include "Loss of light, consciousness, or information" , "Temporary loss of consciousness or electric power" , "Sudden lights-off" , "Momentary loss of consciousness" , "complete dark" .)