Clearly Men at Work had no part in these hits (7)

I believe the answer is:

strikes

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'these hits' is the definition.
('strike' can be a synonym of 'hit')

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for strikes that I've seen before include "Impresses" , "Hits" , "(Takes) industrial action" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.

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