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Hit, scratched by careless dart (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dash

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This clue might be a double definition.

'hit' is the first definition.
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'scratched by careless dart' is the second definition.
'dash' can be an answer for 'dart' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'scratched by careless' bit.

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(Other definitions for dash that I've seen before include "Hurl; rush" , "Hurry; destroy (hopes)" , "Kill off (hopes)" , "scotch" , "Hyphen; small quantity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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