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Scour island for shooter (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rifleman

'shooter' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'scour island' is the wordplay.
'scour' becomes 'rifle' (both can mean to hunt through something).
'island' becomes 'man' (Man is an example).
'rifle'+'man'='RIFLEMAN'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rifleman that I've seen before include "Armed soldier" , "Soldier - crack shot?" , "British private soldier - New Zealand songbird" , "Nil frame for a member of the infantry" , "Soldier carrying gun" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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