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Contradicted requirement to conceal firearm (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

negated

'contradicted' is the definition.
('negate' can be a synonym of 'contradict')

'requirement to conceal firearm' is the wordplay.
'requirement' becomes 'need' (synonyms).
'to conceal' indicates putting letters inside.
'firearm' becomes 'gat' (gat is a kind of firearm).
'need' placed around 'gat' is 'NEGATED'.

(Other definitions for negated that I've seen before include "Discredited" , "Made ineffective" , "Denied" , "Abrogated" , "Nullified" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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