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Spike may be mistaken getting power for women (5)

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prong

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(Other definitions for prong that I've seen before include "Spur; projecting part" , "Point of a fork" , "Pointed end of fork" , "Tooth" , "branch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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