Pagan using axe without resistance initially slays more with it (4-10)
I believe the answer is:
fire-worshipper
'pagan' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'axe without resistance initially slays more with it' is the wordplay.
'axe' becomes 'fire' (both can mean to dismiss or sack).
'without resistance' becomes 'wor' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'more with it' becomes 'hipper' (I've seen this in another clue).
The first letter of 'slays' is 's'.
'fire'+'wor'+'s'+'hipper'='FIRE-WORSHIPPER'
'using' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Times.
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