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Three shot out of one end (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trey

'three' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'shot out of one end' is the wordplay.
'shot' becomes 'try' (both can mean an attempt).
'out of' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters on the outside of others).
'end' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'one' is 'e'.
'try' going around 'e' is 'TREY'.

(Another definition for trey that I've seen is " Three in cards".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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