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Short shock succeeded in part of London (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barnes

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'part of london' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for barnes that I've seen before include "Part of London" , "Sir - Wallis, World War Two bouncing bomb inventor" , "- Wallis, British engineer (WWTwo bouncing bombs)" , "Noble partner in US" , "associated with Wallis?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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