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Hardly a long shot? (4)

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putt

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'shot?' is the definition.
(putt is a kind of shot)

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(Other definitions for putt that I've seen before include "Green shot" , "Attempt to hole ball on green" , "Final stroke of hole" , "Strike golf ball on green" , "old bumpkin" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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