firefighter's tool (6)
'firefighter's tool' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for axe that I've seen before include "US jazz instrument" , "Cutter" , "Guitar" , "fell" , "Eliminate" .)
(Other definitions for ladder that I've seen before include "Vertical run in tights" , "sort of tournament" , "Companionway" , "Climbing frame; damage tights" , "Row of unravelled stitches" .)