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When a sportsman’s shot he’s expected to make a recovery (9)

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I believe the answer is:

retriever

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'when a sportsman's shot he's expected to make a recovery' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for retriever that I've seen before include "Dog bred to fetch game" , "Dog that fetches for its master" , "Gun-dog, may be golden" , "Working dog" , "He rescues" .)

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