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Second US president, across time, was highly inaccurate in pursuing goal (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shot over

'was highly inaccurate in pursuing goal' is the definition.
(as in shooting over a target)

'second us president across time' is the wordplay.
'second us' becomes 's' (ond letter of 'us').
'president' becomes 'hoover' (I've seen this before).
'across' is an insertion indicator.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'hoover' placed around 't' is 'hotover'.
's'+'hotover'='SHOT OVER'

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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