Crossword Genius

Silly commander, one showing weapon (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assagai

'weapon' is the definition.
(assagai is a kind of weapon)

'silly commander one' is the wordplay.
'silly' becomes 'ass'.
'commander' becomes 'aga' (I've seen this before).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'ass'+'aga'+'i'='ASSAGAI'

'showing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for assagai that I've seen before include "Zulu weaponry" , "Weapon" , "Spear used in S Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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