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Hit with garment (4)

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I believe the answer is:

sock

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This might be a double definition.

'hit' is the first definition.
(socking is a kind of hitting)

'garment' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sock that I've seen before include "Hit; horse's leg marking" , "Hit; garment" , "Garment; hard blow" , "impact" , "component of Christmas present" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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