The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result STEN
- Gun carried by worst enemy
- Such as rapidly discharges / a dart of pain to Rob Roy, say
- One repeatedly fired from EastEnders
- US secretary with no love for deadly piece
- Takes back gun
- Jock’s bound to take tour away from his taxman
- Kind of gun with catches reversed
- Machine gun
- One shot in EastEnders
- Weapon in rear with no end of power
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The straight part
We know that "Kind of gun" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of gun = sten.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.