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TRIGGERSProjecting levers which activate the firing mechanisms of firearms (8)
TRIGGERSmall projecting lever that activates the firing mechanism of a firearm (7)
ENDORPHINHormone which activates the body's opiate receptors (9)
TRIGGEREDStarted off by pressure on the firing mechanism (9)
PAWLPivoted lever which engages with a ratchet wheel to ensure one direction of rotation
ENTERPRISINGGo in using a lever, which is bold and imaginative (12)
TREADLELever which could be altered
EXERCISEKind of book to activate the mind (8)
RTNLSCNSHigh-tech mechanisms of identity verification (7,5)
ENFILADEDischarge of firearms consisting of fine lead shot (8)
MOVEMENTMechanism of second hands included in check (8)
TURNITONActivate the TV, say
GUNSMITHA maker of firearms stung him badly (8)
ARMOUREROne in charge of firearms
REPEATERType of firearm (8)
AIRRIFLERob after display of firearm
IMMUNOLOGYStudy of the defence mechanisms of the body (10)
VALVEStopcock; mechanism of a trumpet, cornet or other brass instrument; leaf of a folding door; or, each of the halves of the hinged shell of a clam, mussel or oyster (5)
LOCKSParts that, combined with stocks and barrels, complete the mechanisms of old firearms, thus are collectively synonymous with "completely" (5)
EGOAnna Freud's "___ and the Mechanisms of Defense"