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Allies, after uprising, shot dead (4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slap-bang

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'dead' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

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(Other definitions for slap-bang that I've seen before include "Suddenly - directly" , "Absolutely (in the middle)" , "All at once - violently" , "right?" .)

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