Taking bullets from an old gun I dismantled (9)
I believe the answer is:
unloading
'taking bullets' is the definition.
'unloading' can be an answer for 'taking' (unloading is a kind of taking). I'm unsure of the 'bullets' bit.
'an old gun i dismantled' is the wordplay.
'dismantled' is an anagram indicator.
'an'+'old'+'gun'+'i'='anoldguni'
'anoldguni' is an anagram of 'UNLOADING'.
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for unloading that I've seen is " Removing bullets".)
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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