Photoshop CS3 - blur a shape

I have Photoshop CS3 - I have a long arrow shape and I want 1 end to be clear and the other end gradually getting blurier - (eg. 1 end of the arrow would be 0 and the other 100% blurry) sort of like using the Gradient tool. I can't figure out how to do this in CS3. Any suggestions

1. Create a copy of the layer (Layer > Duplicate Layer)
a. If this is a vector layer, you will have to rasterize the copy (Layer > Rasterize > Shape)
2. Apply a blur to the layer copy (Filter > Blur, choose a blur, Gaussian is popular).
3. Add a mask to the layer copy (Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All)
4. Apply a black and white gradient to the mask (with the Gradient tool)
a. Black will conceal the blur so make sure the black side of the gradient is on the end you want to be clear.

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