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More stupid hoon initially shot in heart (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thicker

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'more stupid' is the definition.
('thick' can be similar in meaning to 'stupid')

'shot in heart' is the wordplay.
'shot' becomes 'h' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'heart' becomes 'ticker' (synonyms).
'h' inserted into 'ticker' is 'THICKER'.

'hoon initially' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for thicker that I've seen before include "Denser" , "More dense or concentrated" , "'Blood is . . . . . . . than water'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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