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Succeed in taking out middle of red target and shout (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exclaim

'shout' is the definition.
(I know that shout can be written as exclaim)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for exclaim that I've seen before include "Cry out in surprise, horror etc" , "Cry out suddenly, as from pain or surprise" , "Utter boldly" , "Blurt out" , "Cry out (in shock, etc)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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