Pilot's new gun (6)

I believe the answer is:

pistol

'gun' is the definition.
(pistol is a kind of gun)

'pilot's new' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'pilots' anagrammed gives 'PISTOL'.

(Other definitions for pistol that I've seen before include "Shakespearean character" , "Small firearm" , "making an appearance in Shakespeare's King Henry V" , "pop" , "Spoilt these guns" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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