Bringing the guns back, he hopes to make a quick profit (4)
I believe the answer is:
stag
'guns back he hopes to make a quick profit' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'bringing the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sag' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stag that I've seen before include "Adult male deer, often with antlers" , "Male at party?" , "Stock Exchange speculator standing" , "Sort of party" , "This party is for men only" .)