Travel protected by explosive weapon (7)

I believe the answer is:

trident

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(Other definitions for trident that I've seen before include "Fork perhaps" , "spear carried at sea" , "Weapon on submarine" , "Neptune's or Britannia's spear" , "Spear with three prongs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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