Cryptic crossword clue
Hit and run involving French woman and daughter 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HAMMERED

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The straight part
We know that "Hit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hit = hammered.
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What does HAMMERED mean?

HAMMERED verb
  1. To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
  2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
  3. To emphasize a point repeatedly.
  4. To hit particularly hard.
  5. To ride very fast.
  6. To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
  7. To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly
  8. To make high demands on (a system or service).
  9. To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
  10. To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
  11. To have hard sex with
HAMMERED adjective
  1. Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.
  2. Very drunk; inebriated.

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