Cryptic crossword clue
A communist protects last of them with weapons 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ARMED

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The straight part

We know that "with weapons" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with weapons = armed.

The cryptic/wordplay part

In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ARMED mean?

1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

1. To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
2. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
3. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
4. To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
5. To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
6. To fit (a magnet) with an armature.

1. (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
2. (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
3. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
4. Having prickles or thorns.

1. (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
2. (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
3. (heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.

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