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And, anyhow, shooting grouse is not without risk (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dangerous

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'not without risk' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'and anyhow shooting grouse' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'and' is 'dan' which is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'grouse' is 'gerous' which is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for dangerous that I've seen before include "Unsafe, risky" , "posing a threat" , "Perilous, unsafe" , "Not safe" , "High-risk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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