The sort of man targeted? (5)

I believe the answer is:

inner

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'the sort of man' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for inner that I've seen before include "Ring round the target bull." , "closer than magpie" , "Close to the centre; mental" , "Located or occurring closer to a centre" , "Not a bad shot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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