The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SABRE
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More clues leading to the result SABRE
- One regularly scabbarded?
- Make bears, maybe, behave like hawks?
- Bears dreadful weapon
- Back section of laser-based weapon
- Blade turned up in wastepaper basket
- Cut and wound wild bears
- Cutter put back in wicker basket
- Blade, black, changing hands
- Occasionally used scabbard with English sword
- Treacherously bares fencing weapon
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The straight part
We know that "fencing weapon" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fencing weapon = sabre.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SABRE mean?
SABRE noun- A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
- A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.
- To strike or kill with a sabre.