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Lot put off by Arthurian Knight’s weapon (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lance

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'knight's weapon' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'lot put off by arthurian' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'lot' could be 'c' and 'c' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lane' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for lance that I've seen before include "Knightly weapon" , "Weapon of knights of old" , "Cut open" , "fish" , "Surgical knife" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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