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Agreed to probe machine-gun requiring repair (6)

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I believe the answer is:

broken

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'requiring repair' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'agreed to probe machine-gun' is the wordplay.
'agreed' becomes 'ok' (eg when responding to an offer).
'to probe' means one lot of letters goes inside another (probe can mean to poke or prod into).
'machine-gun' becomes 'bren' (I've seen this before).
'ok' inserted into 'bren' is 'BROKEN'.

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(Other definitions for broken that I've seen before include "faulty" , "If it's not ..., don't fix it" , "Fractured, damaged" , "Interrupted; smashed" , "Smashed, in pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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