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The Clue

Shoots from cover (6 letter answer)

The Answer

SNIPES

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Notes

The answer SNIPES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.

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Definition

SNIPE as a noun:

1. Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
2. a gunshot from a concealed location

SNIPE as a verb:

1. hunt or shoot snipe
2. (sharpshoot, snipe) = aim and shoot with great precision
3. (attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault) = attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"