Bullet with a visible flightpath (6)

I believe the answer is:

tracer

(Other definitions for tracer that I've seen before include "Missile" , "ammunition" , "One finding" , "Kind of bullet that leaves trail" , "This bullet leaves smoke in its passage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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