Crossword Genius

Genial copy, forming moving target (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clay pigeon

'moving target' is the definition.
(target for clay pigeon shooting)

'genial copy forming' is the wordplay.
'forming' is an anagram indicator.
'genial'+'copy'='genialcopy'
'genialcopy' anagrammed gives 'CLAY-PIGEON'.

(Other definitions for clay pigeon that I've seen before include "hard bird to shoot?" , "Disc fired into the air as target for shooting" , "target of gunmen" , "Trap shooting target" , "Moving target" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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