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Rubber man shot at ancient city (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

masseur

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'rubber man' is the definition.
'masseur' can be an answer for 'rubber' (someone who rubs or massages people). I'm unsure of the 'man' bit.

'shot at ancient city' is the wordplay.
'shot' becomes 'masse' (masse is a kind of shot).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ancient city' becomes 'ur'.
'masse'+'ur'='MASSEUR'

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(Other definitions for masseur that I've seen before include "One easing tension" , "One who kneads bodies" , "One who kneads and strokes" , "Professional rubber?" , "He kneads the body" .)

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