Opening fire at the rear, holding up gun (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GATE Opening fire at the rear, holding up gun (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 22, 2024
7% SHOT Fired gun (4) (4)
7% BANG The sound of a gun firing (4)
7% LOADED Ready to fire (gun) (6) Puzzler Backwords Jul 6, 2025
6% AMPS Fires (up) (4) LA Times Daily Aug 27, 2025
6% HIJACK Hold up (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 23, 2025
6% MUG Hold up (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 21, 2025
6% EXCITED Fired up (7) Thomas Joseph Aug 16, 2025
6% DELAY Hold-up (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 15, 2025
6% REPEATER Gun firing shot after shot … (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Aug 13, 2025

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