One making meteoric progress at Bisley, say? (8,4)

I believe the answer is:

shooting star

'one making meteoric progress' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for shooting star that I've seen before include "possibly a streaker?" , "Bright meteor" , "like a rocket?" , "fireball" , "on which you'd make a wish?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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