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Weapon providing gunners with support (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rapier

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

'gunners with support' is the wordplay.
'gunners' becomes 'RA' (Royal Artillery).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'support' becomes 'pier' (type of structure).
'ra'+'pier'='RAPIER'

'providing' is the link.

(Other definitions for rapier that I've seen before include "Light sword" , "Thin sharp sword" , "A thin double-edged sword" , "A small spring flower" , "Thrusting weapon" .)

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