Hard to avoid surprise blow (4)

Independent Cryptic #11924 | 25 Down | 2024-12-27
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

S [h] OCK (surprise), without H (abbreviation for hard, as in 2H pencils). Slang for a punch with the fist = blow.

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