Shock about secretary turning on one fired in the office? (6,3)

Times Cryptic #28658 | 4 Down | 2023-07-18
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Times for the Times have:

STUN (shock) containing [about] PA (secretary) reversed [turning] + LEG (on – cricket). We’ve had this erroneous definition before. A staple gun is a tool used in building construction and maintenance – hardly something one would find in the average office. That’s called a stapler.

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