Device on a firearm that responds to the slightest stimulus (4,7)
I believe the answer is:
hair trigger
(Other definitions for hair trigger that I've seen before include "Mechanism set to release at the slightest pressure" , "Gun mechanism" .)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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