A curt gent's possibly characterising a random outlook? (7-3)
I believe the answer is:
scatter-gun
'a random outlook?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'a curt gent's possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'curt'+'gents'='acurtgents'
'acurtgents' anagrammed gives 'SCATTER-GUN'.
'characterising' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scatter-gun that I've seen before include "Weapon that fires shot" , "Short-range, double-barrelled, shoulder-fired weapon" .)