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Wallop Charlie, the oaf! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clout

'wallop' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'charlie the oaf' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'the oaf' becomes 'lout' ('lout' can be a synonym of 'oaf').
'c'+'lout'='CLOUT'

(Other definitions for clout that I've seen before include "piece of clothing" , "authority" , "Bash" , "Blow to the head" , "hit hard" .)

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