Fencing swords (5)
'fencing swords' is the definition.
(epee is a kind of fencing sword)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for epees that I've seen before include "weapons" , "what can be seen on the piste" , "Fencing swords" .)
'fencing swords' is the definition.
(foil is a kind of fencing sword)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for foils that I've seen is " Thwarts with kinds of swords".)