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Tense gent hit out (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tighten

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

'gent hit out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'gent'+'hit'='genthit'
'genthit' with letters rearranged gives 'TIGHTEN'.

(Other definitions for tighten that I've seen before include "Make more taut" , "Give an extra turn" , "Apply increased tension or security" , "Make stricter" , "Restrict" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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