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Power of films beginning to transfix class of schoolkids? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tyrone

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'power' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for tyrone that I've seen before include "Irish county" , "County of N. Ireland" , "Traditional county of Northern Ireland" , "Omagh its chief town" , "An Ulster county" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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