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Does cannon shot flash? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nanosecond

'flash?' is the definition.
(both can mean a small period of time)

'does cannon shot' is the wordplay.
'shot' is an anagram indicator.
'does'+'cannon'='doescannon'
'doescannon' with letters rearranged gives 'NANOSECOND'.

(Other definitions for nanosecond that I've seen before include "Only a little flash" , "next to no time!" , "trice" , "A very short interval of time" , "Tiny duration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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