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Butcher's good weapon (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glance

'butcher's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'good weapon' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'weapon' becomes 'lance' (lance is a kind of weapon).
'g'+'lance'='GLANCE'

(Other definitions for glance that I've seen before include "Momentary look" , "it has a metallic lustre" , "Oblique impact" , "Look quickly at -- cricket stroke" , "Batsman's stroke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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