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Island resident against weaponry is penning article (8)

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I believe the answer is:

antiguan

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'island resident' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'against weaponry is penning article' is the wordplay.
'against' becomes 'anti' (prefix meaning against).
'weaponry' becomes 'gun' (gun is a kind of weaponry).
'is penning' indicates putting letters inside.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'gun' enclosing 'a' is 'guan'.
'anti'+'guan'='ANTIGUAN'

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(Other definitions for antiguan that I've seen before include "West Indian" , "from the West Indies" , "From a Caribbean island paired with Barbuda" , "Islander" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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