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In goal blocking shot (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trendy

'in' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'goal blocking shot' is the wordplay.
'goal' becomes 'end' ('end' can be a synonym of 'goal').
'blocking' indicates putting letters inside.
'shot' becomes 'try' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'end' placed inside 'try' is 'TRENDY'.

(Other definitions for trendy that I've seen before include "Modish" , "Informally fashionable" , "With-it" , "Smart" , "following fashion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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