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Reassembling his gun - a pain! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anguish

'pain' is the definition.
('anguish' can be a synonym of 'pain')

'reassembling his gun a' is the wordplay.
'reassembling' is an anagram indicator.
'his'+'gun'+'a'='hisguna'
'hisguna' is an anagram of 'ANGUISH'.

(Other definitions for anguish that I've seen before include "Severe mental suffering" , "Severe pain, may be mental" , "extreme pain" , "Extreme misery" , "Extreme mental distress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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