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Barrel and stock of gun (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

butt

This clue is a triple definition!

'barrel' is the first definition.
(I know that butt is a type of barrel)

'and' is a link.

'stock' is the second definition.
(butt is a kind of stock)

'of' is a link.

'gun' is the third definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for butt that I've seen before include "What goat may do" , "End of stock" , "Bottom end of a rifle" , "Blunt end - target of ridicule - hit with the head - cask - US backside" , "Fag-end" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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