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Give a thwack (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swat

(Other definitions for swat that I've seen before include "Hit smartly" , ".`Twas quite a blow" , "Kill (fly)" , "'Hit swiftly, a fly perhaps (4)'" , "District of Pakistan; sharp blow" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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