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Excessively under guidance, finished carrying a gun (6,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tooled up

'carrying a gun' is the definition.

'excessively under guidance finished' is the wordplay.
'excessively' becomes 'too' ('too' can be a synonym of 'excessively').
'under guidance' becomes 'led'.
'finished' becomes 'up' ('up' can be similar in meaning to 'finished').
'too'+'led'+'up'='TOOLED UP'

(Other definitions for tooled up that I've seen before include "Carrying a weapon" , "Armed; dressed with a chisel" , "Carrying arms (slang)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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