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shoot-out
Variant of shootout
☆ or shoot-out
noun
- a battle with handguns, etc., as between police and criminals
- any confrontation to settle a conflict
- 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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