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Weapon used by gunners at a landing place (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rapier

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

'gunners at a landing place' is the wordplay.
'gunners' becomes 'RA' (Royal Artillery).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a landing place' becomes 'pier' (pier is a kind of landing place).
'ra'+'pier'='RAPIER'

'used by' is the link.

(Other definitions for rapier that I've seen before include "Straight sword with narrow blade" , "Straight narrow sword with two edges" , "Light sword" , "A small spring flower" , "Narrow sword with two-edged blade" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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