Lance (5)
I believe the answer is:
spear
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that lance can be written as spear)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for spear that I've seen before include "Impale" , "Sharp-tipped weapon" , "pierce with this?" , "asparagus for example" , "Spike" .)