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Kick the hired horse (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hack

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This clue might be a double definition.

'kick' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hired horse' is the second definition.
'hack' can be an answer for 'horse' (hack is a kind of horse). I am not sure about the 'hired' bit.

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hack that I've seen before include "Cut roughly; journalist" , "Cut crudely - journalist" , "Chop - reporter" , "Journo" , "Kick on the shins" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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