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Weapon that somehow combines power and lots of energy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

epee

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

'somehow combines power and lots of energy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'power' could be 'pe' (P.E. is an example) and 'pe' is found within the answer.
'energy' could be 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2) and 'e' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'that' is the link.

(Other definitions for epee that I've seen before include "there's a point to it" , "Sharp-pointed duelling sword" , "Duelling blade" , "Fencing sword, heavier than a foil" , "Use it to fence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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