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rosalind

28th April 2018, 20:12
Please could you explain to me why gun is Rod? I hought that was how to parse the clue but couldn't get that connection
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mamya

28th April 2018, 20:20
Apologies for intervening.

Rod

Def

US informal
a pistol or revolver.
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malone

28th April 2018, 20:46
Thanks, Mamya, I'm glad you stepped in.

Rosalind, sorry I didn't explain rod = gun a bit more. I think it's something I've known for years, probably from reading trashy American books in my youth!
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rosalind

29th April 2018, 08:58
Thanks both. I did a bit of Googling to see if "gun" could be "rod", without result. Ah well, will know next time.
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malone

29th April 2018, 09:13
Thanks, Rosalind. The rod/gun is in Chambers, always my first port of call!
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