Briefly had successthey are about to retire (3,3,3)

Times Cryptic #28954 | 4 Across | 2024-06-27
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Times for the Times have:

The syntax is tricky. Briefly HA[D], with success: HIT and THEY both (hence are) about (it).

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