Mickey taking hit over working nearby at regular intervals (10)

I believe the answer is:

lampoonery

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'mickey' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'hit over working nearby at regular intervals' is the wordplay.
'hit' becomes 'lam' (to 'lam' means to hit hard).
'over working' becomes 'poon' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'at regular intervals' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternating letters of 'nearby' are 'ery'.
'lam'+'poon'+'ery'='LAMPOONERY'

'taking' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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