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Small spherical missile (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pellet

(Other definitions for pellet that I've seen before include "Small rounded mass" , "It may be fired" , "Shot -- slug" , "Small bullet" , "A piece of shot from cartridge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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