Punches possessed energy? This could cover a shiner Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

POSSESSED (adjective)
1. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
2. of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon
ENERGY (noun)
1. (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
2. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

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