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Prepare to shoot for goal (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aim

I believe this is a double definition.

'prepare to shoot' is the first definition.
(as in aiming a gun)

'goal' is the second definition.
(aim is a kind of goal)

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for aim that I've seen before include "Point towards a target, or have ambition" , "Purpose, intention" , "intent" , "Goal, objective" , "Attempt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.
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