Somewhere to put weapon? That woman has lost out (7)
I believe the answer is:
holster
'somewhere to put weapon?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'woman has lost out' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'her' (her refers to a woman).
'has' indicates putting letters inside.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'lost' is an anagram of 'olst'.
'her' enclosing 'olst' is 'HOLSTER'.
'that' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for holster that I've seen before include "Gun holder" , "Holder for a hand-gun" , "Sheath for a handgun" , "Gun sheath" , "Gun-holder" .)