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Marksman getting small owl, perhaps (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shooter

'marksman' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'small owl perhaps' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'owl perhaps' becomes 'hooter'.
's'+'hooter'='SHOOTER'

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shooter that I've seen before include "One who has an attempt at goal" , "Hit man" , "Gun user" , "Gun (sl.)" , "One from Arsenal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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