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Shooting some mosquitoes, by the sound of it (5)

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skeet

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'shooting' is the definition.
(US shooting sport)

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(Other definitions for skeet that I've seen before include "A form of clay-pigeon shooting" , "American clay pigeon shooting" , "Form of clay pigeon shooting" , "US version of a shooting sport involving clay pigeons" .)

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