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Gillingham have been hit with an injury blow ahead of their return to Priestfield this weekend. Head coach Stephen Clemence will have to make do without young midfielder Dom Jefferies for the next few weeks after he suffered a muscle strain in the week. No time frame has been put on Jefferies’ injury absence but Clemence did say the former Brentford player will be missing for “a number of weeks” after suffering a thigh injury. Jefferies only just returned to the team following a knee injury and played an important part in an improved performance at MK Dons last weekend. Clemence said: “It’s ve…