The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BAYONET
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More clues leading to the result BAYONET
- Spike, neat boy when dressed up
- Sticker finally put on first compartment
- Stab at one by going mad
- Run through United first team
- Sort of light fitting that’s seen on end of rifle?
- It’s put on arm in medical area with sick note
- Neat boy reconstructed weapon that can be fixed
- Blade makes opening initially in reddish-brown material
- Horse unit beginning to try muzzle attachment
- To be cut with any switch blade
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The straight part
We know that "It’s put on arm" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it’s put on arm = bayonet.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BAYONET mean?
BAYONET noun- A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
- A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
- To stab with a bayonet.
- To compel or drive by the bayonet.