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Murphy, it seems, has nothing to shoot at (6)

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I believe the answer is:

potato

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'murphy' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'nothing to shoot at' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'shoot' becomes 'pot' (I've seen this in other clues).
'pot'+'at'='potat'
'o' after 'potat' is 'POTATO'.

'it seems has' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for potato that I've seen before include "Would be difficult to deal with if hot" , "Root vegetable" , "The humble spud" , "Murphy (informal)" , "Common vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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