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Fire at it and youll probably miss (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

random

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'youll probably miss' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'fire at it and' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'radom' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for random that I've seen before include "Happening by chance, haphazard" , "Happening without method" , "Occurring by chance, no fixed pattern" , "Ill-planned" , "Governed by chance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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