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Hit-and-miss writing by Shakespeare lover? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

antonyms

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'hit-and-miss' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'writing by shakespeare lover?' is the wordplay.
'writing' becomes 'ms' (abbreviation for manuscript).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'shakespeare lover?' becomes 'antony' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ms' put after 'antony' is 'ANTONYMS'.

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(Other definitions for antonyms that I've seen before include "Words opposite in meaning to others" , "They are opposed" , "sickness and health for example" , "My son, Nat, turns to words which are opposite in meaning" , "'Good' and 'bad' are examples" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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