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Ignore girl making a weapon (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cutlass

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

'ignore girl' is the wordplay.
'ignore' becomes 'cut' (synonyms).
'girl' becomes 'lass' (lass can informally mean a girl).
'cut'+'lass'='CUTLASS'

'making' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cutlass that I've seen before include "Sword formerly used by sailors" , "Short, broad-bladed sword" , "Curved, one-edged sword" , "could hurt one, in the main" , "Piratical sword" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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