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A swinging club (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iron

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This might be a double definition.

'a swinging' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'club' is the second definition.
(iron is a kind of club)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for iron that I've seen before include "resolve" , "Heavy metal that rusts easily" , "sort of club" , "Smooth; element" , "Very robust" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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