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"handgun" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often pistol (6 letters).
Definitions
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Word origin
From hand + gun.
Used in a sentence
“Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9mm handgun and the game.”
“A related design and marketing innovation has been the sale to civilians of “vest busters,” handguns specifically designed to penetrate body armor.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Small firearm”7 letters
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