Thrust in a spiteful ungentlemanly manner (5)

I believe the answer is:

lunge

'thrust' is the definition.
(I know that lunge is a type of thrust)

'in a spiteful ungentlemanly manner' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LUNGE' is hidden within 'spiteful ungentlemanly manner'.

(Other definitions for lunge that I've seen before include "Sudden move forwards" , "Fall upon" , "dive" , "sudden movement forwards" , "Move suddenly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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