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It’s what William Tell was, more roguish! (6)

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archer

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(Other definitions for archer that I've seen before include "Arrows one sends" , "Bowman - popular author" , "His weapon is the bow" , "One uses bow and 30ac" , "A bow-and-arrow man" .)

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