Hit back, meeting hindrance from striker (6)
I believe the answer is:
mallet
'striker' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'hit back meeting hindrance' is the wordplay.
'hit' becomes 'lam' (to 'lam' means to hit hard).
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'meeting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hindrance' becomes 'let' (let can mean an obstruction).
'lam' reversed gives 'mal'.
'mal'+'let'='MALLET'
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for mallet that I've seen before include "Type of hammer" , "Wooden hammer used in croquet" , "Hitting tool" , "Large hammer with wooden head" , "Croquet stick" .)