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Strike little devil in germanium (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impinge

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

'little devil in germanium' is the wordplay.
'little devil' becomes 'imp' (an imp is a little demon).
'germanium' becomes 'Ge' (Ge is the chemical symbol for germanium).
'imp'+'in'+'ge'='IMPINGE'

(Other definitions for impinge that I've seen before include "Make an impact, or have bearing on" , "Encroach on the pig in me" , "Encroach (upon)" , "Have an effect (upon)" , "Make an impact, encroach" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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