Ex-President absorbing one hard hit (7)

I believe the answer is:

triumph

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

'ex-president absorbing one hard' is the wordplay.
'ex president' becomes 'trump' (Donald Trump. I am not sure about the 'ex' bit.).
'absorbing' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'trump' going around 'i' is 'triump'.
'triump'+'h'='TRIUMPH'

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(Other definitions for triumph that I've seen before include "Successful ending of a struggle or contest" , "Achieve complete victory" , "Outstanding victory" , "celebrate victory" , "Victory - jubilation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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