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Not old enough to destroy deer with a gun (8)

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I believe the answer is:

underage

'not old enough' is the definition.

'destroy deer with a gun' is the wordplay.
'destroy' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a'+'gun'='agun'
'deer' put after 'agun' is 'agundeer'.
'agundeer' with letters rearranged gives 'UNDERAGE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for underage that I've seen before include "Not yet eligible to vote - too young" , "Need a rug (anag.)" , "Too tender" , "Not legally old enough" , "Immature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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