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Rare slip ruined counterattack (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reprisal

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

'rare slip ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rare'+'slip'='rareslip'
'rareslip' is an anagram of 'REPRISAL'.

(Other definitions for reprisal that I've seen before include "Counterattack" , "Tit for tat" , "Act of retaliation or vengeance" , "Retaliatory deed" , "Retaliation for an injury" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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