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China screened revolutionary weapon (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

machete

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'weapon' is the definition.
(machete is a kind of weapon)

'china screened revolutionary' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'china' could be 'ch' and 'ch' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for machete that I've seen before include "Broad heavy knife common in Central America" , "A heavy-duty jungle knife" , "Large heavy knife for cutting vegetation" , "hacker" , "Heavy South American knife" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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