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Strike march to have the most popular records released (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hit parade

'the most popular records released' is the definition.
(hit records)

'strike march' is the wordplay.
'strike' becomes 'hit' (synonyms).
'march' becomes 'parade' (parading is a kind of marching).
'hit'+'parade'='HIT PARADE'

'to have' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hit parade that I've seen before include "Top-selling numbers" , "list of winners" , "Pop charts" , "Selling CDs" , "Those once charting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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