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Sudden increase (5)

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surge

'sudden increase' is the definition.
(a surge is a sudden increase in something)

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(Other definitions for surge that I've seen before include "Powerful rush (of emotion)" , "Sudden flow" , "Sudden onward motion" , "Sudden powerful increase" , "significant increase" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, the Newsday and The Mirror.
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