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With obvious strain one bears warrior's sword (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baldrick

'one bears warrior's sword' is the definition.
(belt for carrying a sword)

'with obvious strain' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'obvious' becomes 'bald'.
'strain' becomes 'rick' (I've seen this in other clues).
'bald' next to 'rick' is 'BALDRICK'.

(Another definition for baldrick that I've seen is " Blackadder's servant and sidekick".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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