General accepting lead in Lethal Weapon? (5)
I believe the answer is:
rifle
'weapon?' is the definition.
(rifle is a kind of weapon)
'general accepting lead in lethal' is the wordplay.
'general' becomes 'rife' (I've seen this in other clues).
'accepting' indicates putting letters inside.
'lead in' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'lethal' is 'l'.
'rife' placed around 'l' is 'RIFLE'.
(Other definitions for rifle that I've seen before include "Gun - steal" , "lock, stock and barrel" , "loot in sack" , "Root" , "Security provider with stock" .)