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Stunned in struggle for possession, led by a point (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awestruck

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'stunned in struggle' is the definition.
'awestruck' can be an answer for 'stunned' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'in struggle' bit.

'possession led by a point' is the wordplay.
'possession led' becomes 'ruck' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'point' becomes 'west' (west is a kind of point).
'a'+'west'='awest'
'ruck' put after 'awest' is 'AWESTRUCK'.

'for' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for awestruck that I've seen before include "full of admiration" , "Very afraid" , "Wondering" , "Lost for words" , "Terrified" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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