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Hard nut in bad accident (3-3-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hit-and-run

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

'hard nut in bad' is the wordplay.
'bad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hard'+'nut'+'in'='hardnutin'
'hardnutin' anagrammed gives 'HIT-AND-RUN'.

(Other definitions for hit-and-run that I've seen before include "Accident in which driver flees from scene" , "Type of road accident" , "Involving driver who leaves scene of accident without stopping" , "Of accident, where the driver did not stop" , "Type of car accident" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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