Fencing sword for targeting the opponent's torso (4)

I believe the answer is:

foil

(Other definitions for foil that I've seen before include "Food kept fresh in this" , "Prevent from succeeding" , "Piece of thin and flexible sheet metal" , "Prevent the success of; fencing sword" , "Thin metal - sword" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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