Lightly armed escort warship (8)

I believe the answer is:

corvette

(Other definitions for corvette that I've seen before include "Warship smaller than a frigate" , "Fighting ship" , "Small naval escort vessel" , "Small warship for escorting larger vessels" , "Light warship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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