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Use live explosive that's had to pin down (7)

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I believe the answer is:

elusive

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'had to pin down' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'use live explosive' is the wordplay.
'explosive' indicates anagramming the letters.
'use'+'live'='uselive'
'uselive' anagrammed gives 'ELUSIVE'.

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(Other definitions for elusive that I've seen before include "Slippery, hard to catch" , "Transient" , "Evil use (anag.)" , "Hard to pin down, slippery" , "Use veil to be difficult to catch" .)

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