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Dog not nervous of shooting (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lassie

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(Other definitions for lassie that I've seen before include "Scots girl - film dog" , "Cinema dog who went home" , "Girl from Scotland and dog from film" , "Screen mutt - Scottish girl" , "Young Scottish female" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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