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Bullet missing one from erratic shot (6)

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I believe the answer is:

tracer

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'bullet' is the definition.
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'one from erratic shot' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'shot' indicates anagramming the letters.
'erratic' with 'i' taken away is 'erratc'.
'erratc' anagrammed gives 'TRACER'.

'missing' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for tracer that I've seen before include "Kind of bullet that leaves trail" , "This bullet leaves smoke in its passage" , "He's managed to find" , "ammunition" , "Bullet whose track can be seen - element tracking radiation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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