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Knife shown by drunk turning up in fight (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stiletto

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'knife' is the definition.
(stiletto is a kind of knife)

'by drunk turning up in fight' is the wordplay.
'by drunk' becomes 'lit' (slang term. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'turning up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fight' becomes 'setto' (set-to can mean a fight or argument).
'lit' backwards is 'til'.
'til' inserted into 'setto' is 'STILETTO'.

'shown' is the link.

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(Other definitions for stiletto that I've seen before include "Dagger with narrow blade, or a high heel" , "Thin blade" , "One may have a stab" , "Bedspread" , "Sort of knife" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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