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Guns raised for quarry in glen? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stag

'quarry in glen?' is the definition.
(might be hunted in a glen)

'guns raised' is the wordplay.
'guns' becomes 'gats' (gat is a kind of gun).
'raised' is a reversal indicator.
'gats' in reverse letter order is 'STAG'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for stag that I've seen before include "Sort of party" , "Game - speculator" , "Investor" , "Unaccompanied man at party" , "one may get in a rut" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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