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Cosy up and hang round with hired killer (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gunslinger

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'hired killer' is the definition.
(I know that gunslinger is a subclass of hired murderer)

'cosy up and hang round' is the wordplay.
'cosy' becomes 'snug' (synonyms).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'hang round' becomes 'linger' (I've seen this in another clue. I am not sure about the 'round' bit.).
'snug' back-to-front is 'guns'.
'guns'+'linger'='GUNSLINGER'

'with' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for gunslinger that I've seen before include "One with a hand weapon" , "Armed bandit" , "Armed cowboy perhaps" , "shot by him?" , "user of weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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