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Puts a silencer on for the shots (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stills

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'shots' is the definition.
(both can mean a photograph)

'puts a silencer on for the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sills' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for stills that I've seen before include "Photos taken from a film" , "Alcohol producers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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