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In a state of agitation, he struck pushy salesman (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

huckster

'pushy salesman' is the definition.
(a huckster is a salesman)

'in a state of agitation he struck' is the wordplay.
'in a state of agitation' indicates anagramming the letters (letters get excited or agitated).
'he'+'struck'='hestruck'
'hestruck' with letters rearranged gives 'HUCKSTER'.

(Other definitions for huckster that I've seen before include "bargain" , "Person using aggressive selling methods" , "Dodgy trader" , "Aggressive salesman or hawker" , "Aggressive pedlar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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