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Cosplay with weapon recreated war film (10,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apocalypse now

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'war film' is the definition.
'apocalypse now' can be an answer for 'film' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'war' bit.

'cosplay with weapon recreated' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'recreated' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cosplay' put after 'weapon' is 'weaponcosplay'.
'weaponcosplay' anagrammed gives 'APOCALYPSE NOW'.

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(Other definitions for apocalypse now that I've seen before include "1979 Vietnam War film" , "Coppola film of 1979" , "1979 US film about Vietnam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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