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Buffet voucher doesn't include starter (3)

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hit

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'buffet' is the definition.
(buffet can mean to beat or pound)

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(Other definitions for hit that I've seen before include "recording in the charts" , "Strike, clout" , "Rap" , "Adversely affected" , "Badly affected" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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