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Female with weapon in ranch? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

farm

'ranch?' is the definition.
(ranch is a kind of farm)

'female with weapon' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'weapon' becomes 'arm' (I've seen this before).
'f'+'arm'='FARM'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for farm that I've seen before include "Agricultural establishment" , "Agricultural unit" , "Cultivate the land" , "agricultural centre" , "Cold Comfort --" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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