Possible Clues:

• Race starter, perhaps
• Source of report that's the reverse of comfortable and fashionable
• Noughts (anag)
• Report of weapon upset bar room, tho' false
• Report of rifles recently pinched
• Result of firing on thugs running amok
• Thugs on hash heard coming out of 3 down
• Crime show sound effect
• Report weapon’s stolen
• Firearm's range — no thugs (anag)