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Denied the necessity to carry a gun (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

negated

'denied' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'necessity to carry a gun' is the wordplay.
'necessity' becomes 'need' (synonyms).
'to carry' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a gun' becomes 'gat' (US informal term for a gun).
'need' going around 'gat' is 'NEGATED'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for negated that I've seen before include "Nullified" , "Contradicted" , "Cancelled or destroyed the effect of something" , "Discredited" , "Made ineffective" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and the Evening Standard.
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