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Weapon pierces a breastplate to some extent (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sabre

'weapon' is the definition.
(sabre is a kind of weapon)

'pierces a breastplate to some extent' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'SABRE' is hidden in the letters of 'pierces a breastplate'.

(Other definitions for sabre that I've seen before include "Walt --, cartoonist" , "Sword with curved blade" , "Type of sword" , "Slasher" , "Bares (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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