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Shock in underworld after rising Mafia boss cleared out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bombshell

'shock' is the definition.
(bombshell can mean a great shock)

'underworld after rising mafia boss cleared out' is the wordplay.
'underworld' becomes 'hell' (synonyms).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'mafia' becomes 'mob' (informal term for the mafia).
'cleared out' suggests removing the centre.
'boss' with its centre removed is 'bs'.
'mob' back-to-front is 'bom'.
'bom'+'bs'='bombs'
'hell' put after 'bombs' is 'BOMBSHELL'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for bombshell that I've seen before include "A great surprise" , "Thunderbolt, shocking surprise" , "big disappointment" , "Big surprise" , "Sudden disappointment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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