Gander trembled, facing his killer? (8,4)
I believe the answer is:
butchers hook
'gander' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'trembled facing his killer?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'trembled' could be 'shook' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'shook' is found in the answer.
'killer?' could be 'butcher' (butcher is a kind of killer) and 'butcher' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
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