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Make a three-point landing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

touchdown

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'landing' is the definition.
(I know that landing can be written as touchdown)

'make a three-point' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'make' could be 'do' (do can mean to make or prepare) and 'do' is found within the answer.
'point' could be 'w' (W is an example) and 'w' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for touchdown that I've seen before include "Try for this" , "at end of flight" , "land" , "Come back to earth" , "Arrival" .)

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