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Kitty gets sailor shot (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jackpot

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'kitty' is the definition.
(I know that kitty can be written as jackpot)

'sailor shot' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'jack' (informal term for a sailor).
'shot' becomes 'pot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'jack'+'pot'='JACKPOT'

'gets' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for jackpot that I've seen before include "Cumulative prize" , "Accumulated prize" , "Big win from one-arm bandit" , "pool" , "best prize!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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