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Missile among dangerous cudgels (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scud

'missile' is the definition.
(type of long-range missile)

'among dangerous cudgels' is the wordplay.
'among' indicates a hidden word.
'SCUD' is hidden in the letters of 'dangerous cudgels'.

(Other definitions for scud that I've seen before include "Traverse swiftly" , "Hurry along (like clouds)" , "Russian ballistic missile" , "Skim along; Russian missile" , "fly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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