The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 letter word SQUARE CUT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SQUARE CUT
- Dinosaur slightly injured, shot
- Boring person with share of loot is shot
- Crouch keeps on about top-class shot at Old Trafford?
- Cricket shot from Boycott after cluster of wickets
- Maybe four, score for stroke made by batsman?
- In short, cure for fluffing a shot
- For the most part, use racquet incorrectly in shot
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "shot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shot = square cut.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.