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Bears new sword (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sabre

'sword' is the definition.
(I know that sabre is a type of sword)

'bears new' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bears' is an anagram of 'SABRE'.

(Other definitions for sabre that I've seen before include "Bares (anag.)" , "Heavy cavalry sword" , "Walt --, cartoonist" , "Type of sword" , "Large wasp" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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