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shoot-out

Variant of shootout

or shoot-out

noun

    1. a battle with handguns, etc., as between police and criminals
    2. any confrontation to settle a conflict
  1. Sports any of various procedures used to break a tie at the end of a game, as, in soccer, one in which each team is given penalty kicks

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