"What just happened?" reaction (8)

I believe the answer is:

whiplash

(Other definitions for whiplash that I've seen before include "Sort of injury" , "Injury caused by a severe jerk to the head" , "Common neck injury in car accidents" , "inflicted by cat" , "Injury caused by a prang?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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