The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OUTAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OUTAGE
- When one lacks power, there's no resistance in assault
- Runwhen power fails
- Power cut is heartless shocking thing
- Get old faster, perhaps, with loss of power
- Loss of power taking heart from scandal
- Revealed years in temporary suspension
- UAE got dreadful power failure
- Unpopular time for power cut
- Cut to mature better?
- Missing goods cause fury: “It’s not right”
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The straight part
We know that "power cut" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case power cut = outage.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does OUTAGE mean?
OUTAGE noun- A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
- The amount of something lost in storage or transportation.