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Arms oddly go up nose (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guns

'arms' is the definition.
(gun is a kind of arm)

'oddly go up nose' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters.
'go'+'up'+'nose'='goupnose'
The alternating letters of 'goupnose' are 'GUNS'.

(Other definitions for guns that I've seen before include "Snug weapons?" , "Transportable armaments" , "Firearms" , "Bangers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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