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He hammered Spike not going the distance (4)

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I believe the answer is:

thor

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(Other definitions for thor that I've seen before include "Divine figure" , "Norse god for whom Thursday is named" , "Germanic thunder god; early US IRBM" , "Norse hammer-wielding god" , "The Thunderer" .)

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