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You might hit them near traffic lights (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brakes

(Other definitions for brakes that I've seen before include "Constraints on bakers" , "In a way, stops" , "They slow or hinder progress" , "Vehicle's stopping mechanism" , "carriages" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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