Weapon favoured by Prohibition-era gangsters (5,3)

I believe the answer is:

tommy gun

(Other definitions for tommy gun that I've seen before include "Light American weapon of WWII" , "WWII portable automatic weapon" , "Weapon named after its US designer, John T. Thompson" , "Piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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