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T Rex oddly covering It Hurts Me — it's a hit! (6)

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I believe the answer is:

touche

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'me it's a hit' is the definition.
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't rex oddly covering it hurts' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
'covering' is an insertion indicator.
'it hurts' becomes 'ouch' (both might be said when in pain).
't'+'rex'='trex'
The alternating letters of 'trex' are 'te'.
'te' placed around 'ouch' is 'TOUCHE'.

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(Other definitions for touche that I've seen before include "Fencing cry" , "Acknowledgement of fencing hit or valid criticism" , "Acknowledgement of a good point" , "You got me" , "That hit home" .)

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