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Lynching is by definition a kill, To say that lynching will not affect his power, then you need to say that if he is shot, implying mafia or gunsmith kill, then it works, because the way you had it is a modified version of it that significantly affected the outcome of the game and how the game is played.
Locusts flavor text specificlly said, day phase skips if shot, if lynched, lynch proceeds as normal.