Explosive devices (5)
I believe the answer is:
bombs
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">explosive devices</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(bomb is a kind of explosive device)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bombs that I've seen before include "Shells" , "Weapons" , "Explosive devices" , "Fails horribly" .)