Wish to bend arm (7)

I believe the answer is:

longbow

'arm' is the definition.
(I know that longbow is a type of bow)

'wish to bend' is the wordplay.
'wish' becomes 'long' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to bend' becomes 'bow' (bowing is a kind of bending).
'long'+'bow'='LONGBOW'

(Other definitions for longbow that I've seen before include "Mediaeval weapon" , "Archer's weapon" , "Weapon shooting arrows" , "Medieval weapon" , "Ancient weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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