Crossword Genius

Armour written about in Malachi (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chain mail

'armour' is the definition.
(chain mail is a kind of armour)

'written about in malachi' is the wordplay.
'written about' indicates anagramming the letters (letters moved about before being rewritten).
'in'+'malachi'='inmalachi'
'inmalachi' anagrammed gives 'CHAIN-MAIL'.

(Other definitions for chain mail that I've seen before include "Flexible body armour" , "Type of armour" , "circular letters?" , "trouble by post" , "Armour of small metal links" .)

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