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Successful record by chaps in The Killers? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hitmen

'killers?' is the definition.
(I know this)

'successful record by chaps' is the wordplay.
'successful record' becomes 'hit' (I've seen this before).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'chaps' becomes 'men' (chap means a man).
'hit'+'men'='HITMEN'

'in the' acts as a link.

(Another definition for hitmen that I've seen is " Offers".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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