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Jack obtains things that are aimed at (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

targets

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'that are aimed at' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'jack obtains' is the wordplay.
'jack' becomes 'tar' (both are informal terms for sailor).
'obtains' becomes 'gets' ('get' can be a synonym of 'obtain').
'tar'+'gets'='TARGETS'

'things' is the link.

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(Other definitions for targets that I've seen before include "Aim points" , "objectives of firing people" , "Reference points to shoot at" , "Goals" , "Butts" .)

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