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Unit expresses surprise with onset of march (3)

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I believe the answer is:

ohm

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'unit' is the definition.
(ohm is a kind of unit)

'surprise with onset of march' is the wordplay.
'surprise with' becomes 'oh' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'onset of' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'march' is 'm'.
'oh'+'m'='OHM'

'expresses' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ohm that I've seen before include "physical unit" , "A little resistance" , "lawmaker" , "Unit of electrical resistance (3)" , "Physicist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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