Hit penned by gross, boorish Aussie musician in the 70s? (4,6)

I believe the answer is:

glam rocker

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'aussie musician in the 70s?' is the definition.
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'hit penned by gross boorish' is the wordplay.
'hit' becomes 'lam' (to 'lam' means to hit hard).
'penned by' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are penned in).
'gross' becomes 'gr' (abbreviation).
'boorish' becomes 'ocker' (I've seen this before).
'lam' put inside 'gr' is 'glamr'.
'glamr'+'ocker'='GLAM ROCKER'

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