Sudden change of government by force (4)

I believe the answer is:

coup

(Other definitions for coup that I've seen before include "rising" , "Putsch" , "Stroke of genius" , "Brilliant success - seizure of government" , "Clever and succesful strategem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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