Might it break the racket? (5)

I believe the answer is:

smash

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'break the racket?' is the definition.
'smash' can be an answer for 'break' (smashing is a kind of breaking). I'm not sure about the 'the racket?' bit.

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

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(Other definitions for smash that I've seen before include "Break completely" , "Shatter, break up" , "Shatter violently" , "Ruin; big (success)" , "Destroy violently" .)

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