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Tigerish blow to industrial peace? (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wildcat strike

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'industrial peace?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'tigerish blow' is the wordplay.
'tigerish' becomes 'wildcat' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'blow' becomes 'strike' (strike is a kind of blow).
'wildcat'+'strike'='WILDCAT STRIKE'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for wildcat strike that I've seen before include "sudden action" , "Unofficial walkout" , "Unofficial downing of tools" , "Industrial action" , "unexpected disruption" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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