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Try to hit court device (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

shot clock

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'court device' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'try to hit' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'shot' (both can mean an attempt).
'to hit' becomes 'clock' (I've seen this before).
'shot'+'clock'='SHOT CLOCK'

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