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Booty bust: Robber sees stars when clerk fights back

An aspiring robber was stymied this morning when a convenience store clerk refused to believe the gun pointed at him was real.

A clerk at a Knoxville store said a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt entered the store and displayed a gun while demanding cash from the register.

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