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Weapon raised shot a spymaster (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sidearm

'weapon' is the definition.
(type of gun)

'raised shot a spymaster' is the wordplay.
'shot' indicates an anagram.
'a spymaster' becomes 'M' (M is the head of MI6 in James Bond).
'raised' with letters rearranged gives 'sidear'.
'sidear'+'m'='SIDEARM'

(Other definitions for sidearm that I've seen before include "One may be fired" , "Officer may carry this" , "weapon" , "Piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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