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Stagger to us and collapse (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astound

'stagger' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'to us and collapse' is the wordplay.
'collapse' indicates an anagram.
'to'+'us'+'and'='tousand'
'tousand' anagrammed gives 'ASTOUND'.

(Other definitions for astound that I've seen before include "Shock, surprise greatly" , "Stupefy" , "Fill with wonder or astonishment" , "floor" , "Shock - amaze" .)

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