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Dismiss member with pistol, say (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

firearm

'pistol say' is the definition.
(pistol is a kind of firearm)

'dismiss member' is the wordplay.
'dismiss' becomes 'fire' ('fire' can be a synonym of 'dismiss').
'member' becomes 'arm' (arm is a kind of member).
'fire'+'arm'='FIREARM'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for firearm that I've seen before include "Colt possibly" , "One's fired" , "dangerous weapon" , "Rod" , "piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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