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Sudden power to punch a bully no end (6)

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I believe the answer is:

abrupt

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'sudden' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'power to punch a bully no end' is the wordplay.
'power' becomes 'p' (symbol in physics).
'to punch' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters punch a hole in others).
'bully no end' becomes 'brut' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'brut'='abrut'
'p' inserted within 'abrut' is 'ABRUPT'.

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(Other definitions for abrupt that I've seen before include "Terse and sudden" , "Sudden, maybe discourteous" , "Curt and brief" , "Sudden - blunt" , "Hurried or curt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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