The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word GUNSLINGER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GUNSLINGER
- Comfortable about having to hang around for fighter
- Wild West figure's flipping tight underwear that is dropped
- He’s good at drawing intimate mounting — hang about!
- One shooting tight turns having to wait
- Shooter nursing leg when shot
- Cowboy comfortable coming up with delay
- James, maybe, making tight turn before delay
- Arms stay a bit longer in his arms
- Cozy up and hang round guy with powerful arms
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The straight part
We know that "One shooting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one shooting = gunslinger.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GUNSLINGER mean?
GUNSLINGER noun- In the Old West: a person who carried a gun and was an expert at the quick draw.
- In modern usage: a person who behaves with the bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.