Article in silence split by good shooter (6)
I believe the answer is:
magnum
'shooter' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'article in silence split by good' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'silence' becomes 'mum' (mum is a kind of silence).
'split by' indicates putting letters inside.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'an' put inside 'mum' is 'manum'.
'manum' placed around 'g' is 'MAGNUM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for magnum that I've seen before include "Just one bottle of champagne?" , "Double-size wine bottle" , "Wine bottle twice normal size" , "Size of wine bottle; gun" , "Double-sized wine bottle" .)