What a gun's trigger triggers (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
firing pin
(Other definitions for firing pin that I've seen before include "Mechanism detonating the cartridge in rifle" , "used by gun" , "part of gun" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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