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Sporting event occasioning wild hoots (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shoot

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'sporting event' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'wild hoots' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hoots' with letters rearranged gives 'SHOOT'.

'occasioning' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for shoot that I've seen before include "country sport" , "Hit with a missile or take a picture" , "Fire - new growth" , "modelling session" , "New growth; last word of Hamlet" .)

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