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Preacher's ecclesiastic weapon (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cannon

'weapon' is the definition.
(I know that cannon is a type of ordnance)

'preacher's ecclesiastic' is the wordplay.
'preacher's' shows a homophone (sound like) (as it might sound from someone preaching).
'ecclesiastic' becomes 'canon' (type of ecclesiastic or cleric).
'canon' is a homophone of 'CANNON'.

(Other definitions for cannon that I've seen before include "One of the big guns" , "mortar" , "Field gun" , "Big gun" , "Billiard shot in which player's ball hits the two others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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