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Reach out to head of recruitment having targets to hit (6)

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I believe the answer is:

archer

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'targets to hit' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'reach out to head of recruitment' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'to head of' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'recruitment' is 'r'.
'reach' anagrammed gives 'arche'.
'arche'+'r'='ARCHER'

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for archer that I've seen before include "Jeffrey --, writer" , "Small insect" , "Jeffrey --, Eng. author" , "His sport is the bow and arrow" , "launcher of projectile" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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