Chased away, clutching new, smaller sort of gun? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAWNOFF Chased away, clutching new, smaller sort of gun? (7) The Times Cryptic Mar 11, 2016
6% SHOOS Chases away (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
5% PURSE Clutch, e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
5% SHRINK Get smaller (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 3, 2025
5% LESS Smaller in amount (4)
5% BAGS Totes and clutches (4) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
5% REDUCE Make smaller (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 8, 2025
5% GRASP Clutch (5) LA Times Mini Aug 15, 2025
4% MARCHIONESS Aristocrat chases minor criminal (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
4% KID Family giving away new child (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 16, 2025

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