Numbers trending to smash apartheid (3,6)

I believe the answer is:

hit parade

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'numbers trending' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'smash apartheid' is the wordplay.
'smash' indicates an anagram.
'apartheid' is an anagram of 'HIT PARADE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hit parade that I've seen before include "list of winners" , "Top-selling numbers" , "Pop charts" , "Selling CDs" , "Those once charting" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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