Taking up arms - gun before it recoils in long shot Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REVOLTING Taking up arms - gun before it recoils in long shot (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 30, 2024
6% LIVID Up in arms (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 25, 2025
6% TRY Take a shot (3) Premier Sunday Aug 17, 2025
6% HYPO Shot in the arm (4) Newsday Jul 31, 2025
6% TASED Shot with a stun gun (5)
5% ADOPT Take up, as a policy (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 5, 2025
5% BYANDBY Before too long (7) Newsday Aug 28, 2025
5% ATTEMPT Shot (7) LA Times Daily Aug 28, 2025
5% WONT "This ___ take long" (4) Universal Aug 17, 2025
5% REPEATER Gun firing shot after shot … (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Aug 13, 2025

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