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Hit fellow in the band (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swathe

'band' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'hit fellow' is the wordplay.
'hit' becomes 'swat' (swatting is a kind of hitting**).
'fellow' becomes 'he' (I've seen this in other clues).
'swat'+'he'='SWATHE'

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for swathe that I've seen before include "Swaddle - cut strip" , "An enveloping bandage" , "Wrap in layers of, say, bandages" , "Row or path, of grass perhaps, when it is mown" , "Wrap; bandage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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