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Hesitate to hit red construction (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dither

'hesitate' is the definition.
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'hit red construction' is the wordplay.
'construction' is an anagram indicator (answer constructed from certain letters).
'hit'+'red'='hitred'
'hitred' is an anagram of 'DITHER'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dither that I've seen before include "Agitate indecisively" , "Be in two minds" , "Waver, vacillate" , "Act in a nervously uncertain manner" , "'Vacillate, hesitate (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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