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The Clue

Hard knocks (4 letter answer)

The Answer

BOPS

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Notes

The answer BOPS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.

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Definition

BOP as a noun:

1. (Federal Bureau of Prisons, BoP) = the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
2. (bop, bebop) = an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)

BOP as a verb:

1. (bop, bebop) = dance the bebop
2. (sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash) = hit hard