Writer turning gun on righteous Anglican minister at first sign of Crowley? (9)
I believe the answer is:
pentagram
'first sign of crowley?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'writer turning gun on righteous anglican minister' is the wordplay.
'writer' becomes 'pen' (something which writes).
'turning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'gun' becomes 'gat' (US informal term for a gun).
'on righteous anglican minister' becomes 'ram' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gat' backwards is 'tag'.
'pen'+'tag'+'ram'='PENTAGRAM'
'at' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pentagram that I've seen before include "Five pointed star" , "Mystical symbol" , "Star-shaped figure" , "magical symbol" , "Five-pointed star" .)