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Weightless swords fashioned from metallic waste (5)

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dross

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'metallic waste' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for dross that I've seen before include "Scum on molten metal" , "Waste from molten metal" , "Waste coal - rubbish" , "Rubbish; impurities" , "Refuse - dregs" .)

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