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Hit 100 thousand! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tonk

'hit' is the definition.
(tonk can mean to hit hard)

'100 thousand' is the wordplay.
'k00' becomes 'ton' (ton can informally mean a hundred).
'thousand' becomes 'k' (synonyms).
'ton'+'k'='TONK'

(Other definitions for tonk that I've seen before include "from Australia is hit" , "Hit hard" , "Rod" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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