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Weapon that's not targeted is empty threat - some work you reported in survey (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scattergun

'weapon that's not targeted' is the definition.
(a scattergun fires shots over a wide range)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for scattergun that I've seen before include "fire spreading" , "Short-range, double-barrelled, shoulder-fired weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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