Pitch the nation using quaint swearword (9)

I believe the answer is:

tarnation

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'quaint swearword' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'pitch the nation' is the wordplay.
'pitch' becomes 'tar' (synonyms).
'tar'+'nation'='TARNATION'

'using' acts as a link.

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