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Two-thirds of armies busy acquiring metal rifle (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

martini

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

'two-thirds of armies busy acquiring metal' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'metal' could be 'ti' (Ti is an example) and 'ti' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for martini that I've seen before include "Cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth" , "In glass, one's dry" , "Cocktail of gin and dry vermouth" , "alcoholic drink" , "obtained from a bottle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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