Historic commander who never quite fired a weapon? (6)
I believe the answer is:
shogun
'historic commander' is the definition.
'shogun' can be an answer for 'commander' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'historic' bit.
'never quite fired a weapon?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'weapon?' could be 'gun' (gun is a kind of weapon) and 'gun' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'sho' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'who' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shogun that I've seen before include "Feudal Japanese leader" , "Hereditary military dictator of Japan until 1868" , "Japanese military dictator" , "Hereditary Japanese military governor" , "Leader in feudal Japan" .)