Precious type of hammer or a blade (8)

I believe the answer is:

adorable

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'precious type of hammer or a blade' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'hammer or a blade' is the wordplay.
'hammer' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'hammered' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'or'+'a'+'blade'='orablade'
'orablade' is an anagram of 'ADORABLE'.

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(Other definitions for adorable that I've seen before include "Winsome" , "fetching" , "Broad lea (anag.)" , "Attractive - captivating" , "Very pleasing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.

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