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Answer extracted from girl in French church with unjustifiable force (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

violence

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'unjustifiable force' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for violence that I've seen before include "Acts of aggression" , "Once evil (anag)" , "Force, power" , "Use of great force or intensity" , "Harmful physical force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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