Club — hit (8)
I believe the answer is:
bludgeon
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">club</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that club can be written as bludgeon)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">hit</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that bludgeon is a type of hit)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bludgeon that I've seen before include "Bully; heavy weapon" , "Blunt instrument" , "Thick club" , "Thick stick with a heavy end" , "Strike with a club" .)