Aimed to thrash agencies (5)

I believe the answer is:

media

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'agencies' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'aimed to thrash' is the wordplay.
'aimed' anagrams to 'MEDIA'.
But, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for media that I've seen before include "Collective name for newspapers, broadcasting etc" , "TV networks and the like" , "News channels" , "Eg, newspapers, TV" , "Agencies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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