Cryptic crossword clue
After heading off gun injury, relaxed 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word UNWOUND

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "relaxed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case relaxed = unwound.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does UNWOUND mean?

UNWOUND verb
  1. To separate (something that is wound up)
  2. To disentangle
  3. To relax; to chill out; to rest and relieve of stress
  4. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
  5. To undo something.
  6. To analyse (a call stack) so as to generate a stack trace etc.

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