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Am under orders not to carry weapons (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unarmed

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'not to carry weapons' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'am under orders' is the wordplay.
'orders' indicates anagramming the letters.
'am'+'under'='amunder'
'amunder' with letters rearranged gives 'UNARMED'.

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(Other definitions for unarmed that I've seen before include "Not bearing a weapon" , "Not carrying a weapon" , "Maunder along without weapons" , "Lacking a weapon" , "Not able to go into battle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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