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Special team underfire cops use to make hit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swat

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'hit' is the definition.
(I know that swat is a more specific form of the action hit)

'special team underfire cops use' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'special' could be 's' (common abbreviation as in Special Air Service) and 's' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'wat' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to make' is the link.

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(Other definitions for swat that I've seen before include "'Hit swiftly, a fly perhaps (4)'" , "deliver blow" , "strike smartly" , "'Twas quite a smack" , ".`Twas quite a blow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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