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Playing duet with horns, possibly aimed too low (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

undershot

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'aimed too low' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'playing duet with horns' is the wordplay.
'playing' is an anagram indicator.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'duet' after 'horns' is 'hornsduet'.
'hornsduet' with letters rearranged gives 'UNDERSHOT'.

'possibly' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for undershot that I've seen before include "having missed target" , "with jutting jaw" , "landed short of runway" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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