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This is a source of strikes (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hits

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

'this is a source' is the wordplay.
'is a source' indicates anagramming the letters.
'this' with letters rearranged gives 'HITS'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for hits that I've seen before include "Pop successes" , "The sort of strikes" , "In the 60s these were 'groovy'" , "Top pops" , "that please the public?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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