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Traitor in Paris who has basic weapon (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

quisling

'traitor' is the definition.
(quisling is a kind of traitor)

'paris who has basic weapon' is the wordplay.
'paris who' becomes 'qui'.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'basic weapon' becomes 'sling'.
'qui'+'sling'='QUISLING'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for quisling that I've seen before include "Wartime collaborator" , "(Norwegian) WWII collaborator" , "Traitorous collaborator" , "Collaborator with an occupying force" , "Traitor who aids an occupying enemy force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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