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Shatter inside target, perhaps (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disintegrate

'shatter' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'inside target perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'inside'+'target'='insidetarget'
'insidetarget' anagrammed gives 'DISINTEGRATE'.

(Other definitions for disintegrate that I've seen before include "Lose all cohesion" , "Break into little pieces" , "Crumble" , "Smash" , "collapse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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