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Sword hurt girl (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cutlass

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

'hurt girl' is the wordplay.
'hurt' becomes 'cut' (cut is a kind of hurt).
'girl' becomes 'lass' (lass is a kind of girl).
'cut'+'lass'='CUTLASS'

(Other definitions for cutlass that I've seen before include "Sharp weapon" , "Piratical sword" , "Sailor's blade" , "Pirate's weapon" , "Pirate sword" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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