Scratching your chin or tugging on your ear, perhaps Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
2. give evidence
(noun)
1. a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son’s head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCRATCHING (noun)
1. a harsh noise made by scraping
PERHAPS (adverb)
1. by chance

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