Cryptic crossword clue
Power having cut all round in view of shortage in supply 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DEPLETION

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What does DEPLETION mean?

DEPLETION noun
  1. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
  2. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
  3. The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.

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