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Strike in Asia, case of those in Pakistani city not finishing work (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

karate chop

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'strike' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'asia case of those in pakistani city not finishing work' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'city' could be 'ec' (the City of London postcode) and 'ec' is found within the answer.
'work' could be 'rat' (ratting is a kind of working) and 'rat' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for karate chop that I've seen before include "strike from Japan" , "Hit with the side of the hand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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