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Repelled attack to abduct son! Many put out of action (6)

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disarm

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(Other definitions for disarm that I've seen before include "Take away weapons or make less angry" , "Confiscate weapon or mollify" , "Abandon weapons" , "Mollify or remove weapon from" , "to allay hostility" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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