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A weapon to wound a girl (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cutlass

'a weapon' is the definition.
(cutlass is a kind of weapon)

'wound a girl' is the wordplay.
'wound' becomes 'cut' (cut is a kind of wound).
'a girl' becomes 'lass' (lass can informally mean a girl).
'cut'+'lass'='CUTLASS'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cutlass that I've seen before include "Type of sword" , "Curved, one-edged sword" , "Short curved naval sword" , "Short, heavy curved sword" , "Old sailor's weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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