The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VOLLEY
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More clues leading to the result VOLLEY
- Very cowardly over avoiding the last round of fire
- Outburst? It’s usually observed in front of a court
- Type of tennis shot: very weak-spirited, coming up short
- Hail lovely ground
- Very cowardly, not quite returning gunfire
- Discharge some court action
- Lovely rum shot
- Glen has love for a shot at tennis
- Avalanche's roar over top of valley reverberated
- Surprisingly lovely to contact before pitch
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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 = volley.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does VOLLEY mean?
VOLLEY noun- The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired
- A burst or emission of many things at once.
- The flight of a ball just before it bounces
- A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground
- A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
- To fire a volley of shots
- To hit the ball before it touches the ground
- To be fired in a volley
- To make a volley
- To sound together