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Capone with gun making you frightened? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alarmed

'frightened?' is the definition.
(alarming is a kind of frightening)

'capone with gun' is the wordplay.
'capone' becomes 'Al' (gangster Al Capone).
'with gun' becomes 'armed' (I've seen this before).
'al'+'armed'='ALARMED'

'making you' is the link.

(Other definitions for alarmed that I've seen before include "as a door handle may be?" , "Experiencing a sudden sense of danger" , "Worried" , "like Icarus as wax melted?" , "Anxious; disturb" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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