Shoots out from hiding (6)

I believe the answer is:

snipes

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'shoots' is the definition.
(sniping is a kind of shooting)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for snipes that I've seen before include "Fires from place of concealment" , "Shoots from a concealed position - at birds of marshy areas?" , "Petty verbal attacks on the wading birds" , "Puts down" .)

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

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