They get into hard rock (5)

I believe the answer is:

picks

(Other definitions for picks that I've seen before include "Choices" , "tools for breaking up rock" , "Goes for" , "More than one tool" , "Chooses - tools for breaking rocks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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