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A weapon, we hear, went high in the sky (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soared

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'went high in the sky' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a weapon we hear' is the wordplay.
'a weapon' becomes 'sword' (sword is a kind of weapon).
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'sword' is a homophone of 'SOARED'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for soared that I've seen before include "Rose high in flight like bird" , "Flew upwards or high in the sky" , "Rose high into the air" .)

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