Sword carrier without charm, not entirely well-set-up (7)
I believe the answer is:
baldric
'sword' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'carrier without charm not entirely well-set-up' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'carrier' could be 'ba' (British Airways - carrier can mean an airline) and 'ba' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baldric that I've seen before include "Sword belt" , "Sword-belt" , "Strapping swordsman carried" , "Edmund's servant" , "Carrier for weapon" .)