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Weapon for which gunners need a landing-place (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rapier

'weapon' is the definition.
(I know that rapier is a type of sword)

'gunners need a landing-place' is the wordplay.
'gunners' becomes 'RA' (Royal Artillery).
'need' says to put letters next to each other.
'a landing place' becomes 'pier' (pier is a kind of landing place).
'ra'+'pier'='RAPIER'

'for which' is the link.

(Other definitions for rapier that I've seen before include "fencing equipment" , "Narrow sword with two-edged blade" , "Thin sharp sword" , "A thin double-edged sword" , "Sword for thrusting" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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