Review knockout that's a surprise after fair punch (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
right hook
'review knockout that's a surprise' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'after fair punch' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fair' becomes 'right'.
'punch' becomes 'hook' (type of punch in boxing).
'right'+'hook' is 'RIGHT HOOK'.
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