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Hit back at volunteers employed by online seller making a comeback (9)

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I believe the answer is:

retaliate

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

'volunteers employed by online seller making a comeback' is the wordplay.
'volunteers' becomes 'TA' (abbreviation for Territorial Army).
'employed by' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters used or employed inside).
'online seller' becomes 'e tailer' (online retailer).
'making a comeback' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'etailer' reversed gives 'reliate'.
'ta' inserted into 'reliate' is 'RETALIATE'.

'at' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for retaliate that I've seen before include "settle accounts" , "Make tit-for-tat attack" , "Fight back" , "Get revenge" , "Exact retribution" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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