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Strike from account upon reflection (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bat

'strike' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'account upon reflection' is the wordplay.
'account' becomes 'tab' (tab is a kind of account).
'upon reflection' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'tab' back-to-front is 'BAT'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for bat that I've seen before include "Night-flying mammal" , "Nocturnal mouselike mammal" , "Night flier" , "The cricketer wields it" , "Night-flyer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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