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Sample of Engelbert Humperdinck provides hit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thump

'hit' is the definition.
(thumping is a kind of hitting)

'sample of engelbert humperdinck provides' is the wordplay.
'sample of' indicates a hidden word (an extract or sample of the clue).
'THUMP' can be found hidden inside 'engelbert humperdinck provides'.

(Other definitions for thump that I've seen before include "Smack" , "Hit hard" , "Hit - defeat heavily" , "Pound" , "Hit (with fist)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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