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Remote chance of a 2-iron to the green? (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

long shot

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'remote chance' is the definition.
'long shot' can be an answer for 'chance' (I have seen 'Outside chance ' mean 'long shot' so perhaps 'chance' could also mean 'long shot'). I am not certain of the 'remote' bit.

'a 2-iron to the green?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'iron' could be 'long' (long iron is a kind of iron) and 'long' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for long shot that I've seen before include "An attempt unlikely to be successful" , "It's not a close-up" , "improbable venture" , "A bet on outsider" , "Not much chance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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