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Bombard faster, somehow (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strafe

'bombard' is the definition.
(strafing is a kind of bombarding)

'faster somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'faster' anagrammed gives 'STRAFE'.

(Other definitions for strafe that I've seen before include "Spray with gunfire" , "use machine-guns" , "Blast, shell" , "Set RAF to attack with gunfire" , "Attack with fire from a low-flying plane" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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