Small, heavily armed warship (9)

I believe the answer is:

destroyer

(Other definitions for destroyer that I've seen before include "Military vessel" , "One who wrecks" , "Heavily-armed warship" , "Vandal" , "HMS" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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