A club I do damage with, though not by intent (8)

I believe the answer is:

accident

(Other definitions for accident that I've seen before include "tragedy?" , "Eg, car crash" , "Chance occurrence." , "Pile-up" , "Mishap, misadventure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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