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Tent’s top chopped off with sword (4)

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epee

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'sword' is the definition.
(sword used in fencing)

'tent's top' is the wordplay.
'tent' becomes 'tepee' (tepee is a kind of tent).
'top' means to remove the first letter.
'tepee' with its initial letter taken away is 'EPEE'.

'chopped off with' is the link.
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(Other definitions for epee that I've seen before include "Bit of fencing" , "Duelling blade" , "Fighting blade" , "piece of fencing" , "Fencer's sword" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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