Weapon male provided, raised holding butt (7)
I believe the answer is:
firearm
'weapon' is the definition.
(firearm is a kind of weapon)
'male provided raised holding butt' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'provided' becomes 'if'.
'raised' says the letters should be written backwards.
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'butt' becomes 'rear' ('rear' can be a synonym of 'butt'**).
'm'+'if'='mif'
'mif' in reverse letter order is 'fim'.
'fim' going around 'rear' is 'FIREARM'.
(Other definitions for firearm that I've seen before include "Pistol, rifle or gun" , "dangerous weapon" , "Hand-held weapon" , "One's fired" , "Lethal Weapon" .)