Divest of weapons (5)
I believe the answer is:
unarm
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">divest of weapons</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for unarm that I've seen before include "Deactivate" , "Disable" , "Deprive of a weapon" , "Make harmless" , "Remove firing pieces" .)