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Use of firearms makes the weapons heated (7)

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I believe the answer is:

gunshot

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'use of firearms makes' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'weapons heated' is the wordplay.
'weapons' becomes 'guns' (gun is a kind of weapon).
'heated' becomes 'hot' (synonyms).
'guns'+'hot'='GUNSHOT'

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gunshot that I've seen before include "Firearm's range -- no thugs (anag)" , "One fired" , "Range of a specific weapon" , "Noughts (anag)" , "Firing of hand weapon" .)

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