Crossword Genius

Gets gun broken into pieces (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nuggets

'pieces' is the definition.
(nugget is a kind of piece)

'gets gun broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates an anagram.
'gets'+'gun'='getsgun'
'getsgun' anagrammed gives 'NUGGETS'.

'into' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nuggets that I've seen before include "Small lumps of gold" , "Lumps of metal like gold" , "Solid lumps of a precious metal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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