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Score with lofted shots? (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hit up

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'lofted shots?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'score' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'score' could be 'hit' (synonyms) and 'hit' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'up' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'with' acts as a link.

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