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Sharpen (a blade) (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

whet

hone

(Other definitions for whet that I've seen before include "'Sharpen, appetite say (4)'" , "grind" , "Make more acute" , "appetizer" , "Arouse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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