Take potshots (5)
I believe the answer is:
snipe
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">take potshots</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for snipe that I've seen before include "Pines for bog bird" , "Perhaps carp" , "Shoot from place of concealment" , "Wading bird with long straight bill" , "To pick off soldiers, say" .)