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Hit by the second vehicle (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

struck

'hit' is the definition.
(strike can mean to hit)

'second vehicle' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'vehicle' becomes 'truck' (truck is a kind of vehicle).
's'+'truck'='STRUCK'

'by the' is the link.

(Other definitions for struck that I've seen before include "Hit - withheld labour" , "Thumped" , "Hit as by lightning" , "Walloped" , "Hit; stopped work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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