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Shock line in note (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jolt

'shock' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'line in note' is the wordplay.
'line' becomes 'l'.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'note' becomes 'jot' (jot is a kind of note**).
'l' put inside 'jot' is 'JOLT'.

(Other definitions for jolt that I've seen before include "Sudden jerk" , "elbow" , "A sudden jar" , "bump" , "Sudden impact" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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