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Shoot the dope! (3)

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sucker

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This might be a double definition.

'shoot' is the first definition.
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'the dope' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for sucker that I've seen before include "One easily fooled; base-of-stem shoot" , "Slangily, one who is easily deceived" , "Gullible person (colloq.)" , "Naive type: shoot" , "Mug - one using a straw?" .)

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