Stroke German weapon (6)

I believe the answer is:

glance

'stroke' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'german weapon' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'weapon' becomes 'lance' (lance is a kind of weapon).
'g'+'lance'='GLANCE'

(Other definitions for glance that I've seen before include "oblique movement" , "batsman's shot" , "Flash" , "Batsman's stroke" , "Oblique impact" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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