Virtually broke in and coughed (6)
I believe the answer is:
hacked
'coughed' is the definition.
(hacking is a kind of coughing)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hacked that I've seen before include "like a lot of voicemail" , "Chopped at, or broke into computer system" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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