Provide with weapons (3)
I believe the answer is:
arm
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">provide with 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 arm that I've seen before include "Limb; weapon" , "Body part" , "Authority" , "Equip with a limb" , "5 [BRANCH]" .)