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Gimmick which Connery uses to beat his enemy? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shtick

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'gimmick which connery uses' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'beat his enemy?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'beat' could be 'tick' ('tick' can be a synonym of 'beat') and 'tick' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sh' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for shtick that I've seen before include "Performer's routine" , "comedy routine" , "funny routine" , "Comedian's routine - kitsch (anag)" , "comic's routine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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