Hammer targets (5)

I believe the answer is:

nails

(Other definitions for nails that I've seen before include "Filed regularly" , "Horny plates of the digits" , "Fixes" , "Claws" , "Fastens with spikes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the LA Times.

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