Take potshots (5)
I believe the answer is:
snipe
'take potshots' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for snipe that I've seen before include "Pines for bog bird" , "Perhaps carp" , "Shoot from place of concealment" , "Wading bird with long straight bill" , "To pick off soldiers, say" .)