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Shoots a graduate doctor wearing spectacles (6)

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I believe the answer is:

bamboo

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'shoots a' is the definition.
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'graduate doctor wearing spectacles' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'doctor' becomes 'MB' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus).
'wearing spectacles' becomes 'oo' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'wearing' bit.).
'ba'+'mb'+'oo'='BAMBOO'

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(Other definitions for bamboo that I've seen before include "Woody tropical grass with hollow stems" , "Giant tropical grass" , "Heavy tropical cane used in furniture" , "Tropical cane with hollow centres, used for furniture" , "Tropical grass with strong hollow stems" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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