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Set aside weapon carried in E-boat? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earmark

'set aside' is the definition.
('earmark' can be a synonym of 'set aside')

'weapon carried in e-boat?' is the wordplay.
'weapon' becomes 'arm' (I've seen this before).
'carried in' indicates putting letters inside.
'boat?' becomes 'ark' (ark is a kind of boat**).
'e'+'ark'='eark'
'arm' inserted inside 'eark' is 'EARMARK'.

(Other definitions for earmark that I've seen before include "spot where The Ring may be put on?" , "Designate for a specific purpose" , "Set specially aside" , "Set aside for later" , "Reserve for later use" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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