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Cardinal possibly raised double gun (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

derringer

'gun' is the definition.
(I know that Derringer is a type of pistol)

'cardinal possibly raised double' is the wordplay.
'cardinal possibly' becomes 'red' (cardinal is a kind of red).
'raised' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'double' becomes 'ringer' (I've seen this before).
'red' reversed gives 'der'.
'der'+'ringer'='DERRINGER'

(Other definitions for derringer that I've seen before include "Pocket pistol" , "Short-barrelled American pistol" , "Weapon" , "Small pistol used by gamblers in western films" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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