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Strike me? It's wrong (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smite

'strike' is the definition.
(I know this)

'me? it's wrong' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'me'+'its'='meits'
'meits' with letters rearranged gives 'SMITE'.

(Other definitions for smite that I've seen before include "Whack" , "Strike heavily" , "Strike firmly" , "Funeral pile" , "Beat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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