Be obligated to new shearer for a weapon (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
owen gun
'be obligated to new shearer for a weapon' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'be obligated to new shearer for a weapon' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'be' could be 'owe' (owing is a kind of being) and 'owe' is found in the answer.
'new' could be 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament) and 'n' is found in the answer.
'weapon' could be 'gun' (gun is a kind of weapon) and 'gun' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?