Show violence towards powerful member (9)

I believe the answer is:

strongarm

'show violence towards' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'powerful member' is the wordplay.
'powerful' becomes 'strong' (associated in meaning).
'member' becomes 'arm' (member can mean a limb).
'strong'+'arm'='STRONGARM'

(Other definitions for strongarm that I've seen before include "Bullying" , "Show violence towards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.

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