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Shot on street in engagement (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tryst

'engagement' is the definition.
(tryst is a kind of engagement)

'shot on street' is the wordplay.
'shot' becomes 'try' (I've seen this in other clues).
'on street' becomes 'st' (I've seen this in other clues).
'try'+'st'='TRYST'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tryst that I've seen before include "Romantic assignation" , "Lump (of gold, etc)" , "Rendezvous with lover" , "Lovers' assignation" , "Romantic rendezvous (literary)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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