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Stroke trophy containing nothing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coup

'stroke' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Brilliant stroke ' mean 'coup' so perhaps 'stroke' could also mean 'coup')

'trophy containing nothing' is the wordplay.
'trophy' becomes 'cup' (cup is a kind of trophy**).
'containing' is an insertion indicator.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'cup' placed around 'o' is 'COUP'.

(Other definitions for coup that I've seen before include "Brilliant success - seizure of government" , "Sudden success" , "Successful exploit or action" , "Masterstroke" , "rising" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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