Weapons in fabric carried by crowds (10)

I believe the answer is:

flintlocks

'weapons' is the definition.
(flintlock is a kind of weapon)

'fabric carried by crowds' is the wordplay.
'fabric' becomes 'lint' (lint is a kind of fabric**).
'carried by' indicates putting letters inside.
'crowds' becomes 'flocks' (flock is a kind of crowd).
'lint' placed into 'flocks' is 'FLINTLOCKS'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for flintlocks that I've seen is " Old-fashioned guns".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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