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Wicked German starting to shoot animals (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

badgers

'animals' is the definition.
The answer is an example.

'wicked german starting to shoot' is the wordplay.
'wicked' becomes 'bad' (associated in meaning).
'german' becomes 'ger' (abbreviation).
'starting to' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'shoot' is 's'.
'bad'+'ger'+'s'='BADGERS'

(Other definitions for badgers that I've seen before include "Pesters like burrowing animals" , "Pesters; black and white nocturnal animals" , "Burrowing mammals with strong claws" , "Bullies" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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