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Professional heavyweight makes a bit of a positive charge (6)

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I believe the answer is:

proton

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'a bit of a positive charge' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'professional heavyweight' is the wordplay.
'professional' becomes 'pro' (synonyms).
'heavyweight' becomes 'ton' (a ton weighs a lot).
'pro'+'ton'='PROTON'

'makes' is the link.

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(Other definitions for proton that I've seen before include "Particle in atoms" , "Positive nucleon" , "Nuclear particle with positive charge" , "Positively-charged particle" , "Stable subatomic particle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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