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Move or shoot back for example (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

budge

'move' is the definition.
(to budge is to move slightly)

'shoot back for example' is the wordplay.
'shoot' becomes 'bud' (I've seen this in other clues).
'back for' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'backing for' mean this).
'example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'eg' back-to-front is 'ge'.
'bud'+'ge'='BUDGE'

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for budge that I've seen before include "Stiff" , "Change an opinion" , "Pompous" , "Move slightly, or cause shift in opinion" , "Shift slightly, or cause to alter position" .)

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