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Weapon to attempt damage, say (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trident

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

'attempt damage say' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'damage' could be 'dent' (dent is a kind of damage) and 'dent' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for trident that I've seen before include "Pronged spear" , "Submarine-launched ballistic missile" , "Neptune's fork" , "3-pronged spear" , "Submarine missile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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