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Man of arms (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gunsmith

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'man of arms' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'man of arms' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'man' could be 'smith' and 'smith' is located in the answer.
'arms' could be 'gun' (gun is a kind of arms) and 'gun' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for gunsmith that I've seen before include "Weapons maker" , "One makes or sells small firearms" , "Maker of firearms" , "Thin mugs (anag.)" , "I can arm you" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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