Sharpen (a blade) (4)

I think it could be either:

whet

hone

(Other definitions for hone that I've seen before include "Polish" , "Sharpen (a blade)" , "Smooth stone" , "Strop" , "Sharpen tool on stone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.

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