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Gathering is a hit (4)

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bash

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'is a hit' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for bash that I've seen before include "Party; beat" , "Try - rave-up" , "Hit hard; party (slang)" , "Shindig, function" , "Strike hard; party" .)

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