Irregularly shaped object hitTesting

[FONT=Arial Narrow]Hello,

I don’t like to just blatantly ask for code because I hate that, and I also hate being a hypocrite, but can anyone give me a hint about how to do a hitTest with an irregularly shaped movie clip? These are two suggestions I have seen before but neither suit my current needs:
(1) hitTest only the very center pixel; instead of the bounding box around it
(2) create much smaller squares and hitTest each one altogether (not only does this not suit my needs, but it’s tedious and makes for a heavier file)

Can anyone help me, or do I just have to deal with it?

–Dragonist
Thanks!
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