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Fear of Capone with a gun? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alarm

'fear' is the definition.
(alarm is a kind of fear)

'capone with a gun?' is the wordplay.
'capone' becomes 'Al' (gangster Al Capone).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a gun?' becomes 'arm' (gun is a kind of arm).
'al'+'arm'='ALARM'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for alarm that I've seen before include "Daunt" , "Trepidation" , "Anxious awareness of danger" , "Burglar deterrent" , "Frighten or startle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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