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Remove weapon from mad sir on the rampage (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disarm

'remove weapon from' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mad sir on the rampage' is the wordplay.
'on the rampage' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mad'+'sir'='madsir'
'madsir' is an anagram of 'DISARM'.

(Other definitions for disarm that I've seen before include "Give up weapons" , "Take weapons from or make less hostile" , "Mollify or remove weapon from" , "Pacify" , "Charm, win over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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