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During tournament, miss shot from short range (5-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

close-up

'shot from short range' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'during tournament miss' is the wordplay.
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'tournament' becomes 'cup' (eg the World Cup).
'miss' becomes 'lose' (I've seen this in other clues).
'cup' placed around 'lose' is 'CLOSE-UP'.

(Other definitions for close-up that I've seen before include "Detailed photograph of couples" , "Couples (anag.)" , "Photograph giving a detailed view" , "Shot of small area" , "Near photograph" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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