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Was struck by how one accepted blame (4,3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

took the rap

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'was struck by' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'one accepted blame' is the wordplay.
'one accepted' becomes 'took' (I've seen this before).
'blame' becomes 'therap' (someone blamed for something 'takes the rap').
'took'+'therap'='TOOK THE RAP'

'how' acts as a link.

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