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Clean adapted weapon (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lance

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

'clean adapted' is the wordplay.
'adapted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'clean' is an anagram of 'LANCE'.

(Other definitions for lance that I've seen before include "Spear for a horse-soldier" , "Shafted weapon used on horseback" , "Knightly weapon" , "Weapon of knights of old" , "Old cavalry weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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