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Attack with something picked up in the shipyard, say (6)

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assail

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'attack' is the definition.
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'something picked up in the shipyard say' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'say' could be 'as' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'as' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sail' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for assail that I've seen before include "Criticize" , "Trouble" , "Maybe mug" , "Beset" , "Set upon" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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