Girl who handled a revolver? (5)
I believe the answer is:
pearl
'girl who handled a revolver?' is the definition.
'Pearl' can be an answer for 'girl'. I'm not certain of the rest of the definition.
'girl who handled a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'girl' could be 'perl' and 'perl' is found within the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pearl that I've seen before include "something highly valued" , "Gem from a bivalve" , "Smooth lustrous round structure of calcium carbonate" , "Lustrous globule prized as a gem" , "Lustrous structure inside an oyster-shell" .)