Money stolen for bullets (8)
I believe the answer is:
buckshot
'money stolen for bullets' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'money stolen' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'bucks' (informal term for dollars).
'stolen' becomes 'hot' (stolen goods are 'hot').
'bucks'+'hot'='BUCKSHOT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for buckshot that I've seen before include "Projectiles for hunting game" , "Coarse lead pellets for guns" , "Lead used in hunting" , "Lead used to kill deer" , "ammunition deployed?" .)