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Scoff at and get shot of one silly clue (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ridicule

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'scoff at' is the definition.
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'shot of one silly clue' is the wordplay.
'shot of' becomes 'rid' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'silly' indicates an anagram.
'clue' with letters rearranged gives 'cule'.
'rid'+'i'+'cule'='RIDICULE'

'and get' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ridicule that I've seen before include "Laugh at or deride" , "satire" , "Meek" , "Pour scorn on" , "Mock, make fun of." .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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