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Sitting target for angry shareholders? (8)

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chairman

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'sitting target' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for chairman that I've seen before include "Presiding male at meetings" , "Person presiding over a board" , "Meeting leader" , "He presides at a meeting" , "Boss" .)

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