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Oil company's importing gems and guns (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

biceps

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'guns' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'oil company's importing gems' is the wordplay.
'oil company's' becomes 'bps' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'importing' is an insertion indicator.
'gems' becomes 'ice' (ice is slang for diamonds).
'bps' enclosing 'ice' is 'BICEPS'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for biceps that I've seen before include "Upper-arm muscle" , "Muscle that flexes the forearm" , "Arm workers" , "Weightlifters use them" , "Arm muscles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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