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Called in to search movie's last shooting location (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rifle range

'shooting location' is the definition.
(place for shooting rifles)

'called in to search movie's last' is the wordplay.
'called' becomes 'rang' (called on the phone).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'to search' becomes 'rifle' (I've seen this before).
'last' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'movie' is 'e'.
'rifle'+'e'='riflee'
'rang' inserted inside 'riflee' is 'RIFLE-RANGE'.

(Other definitions for rifle range that I've seen before include "army training ground" , "butts" , "firearms in practice here" , "target practice area" , "How far one might go to steal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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