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Act of retaliation (8)

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(Other definitions for reprisal that I've seen before include "hitting back" , "compensation" , "Counterattack" , "Retaliatory action against an enemy" , "revenge attack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Irish Times (Simplex), The Times and The Mirror.
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