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Did some shooting - acquitted (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discharged

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This might be a double definition.

'did some shooting' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'acquitted' is the second definition.
('discharge' can be a synonym of 'acquit')

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(Other definitions for discharged that I've seen before include "Fired" , "released" , "let off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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