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Devious smile is weapon (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

missile

'weapon' is the definition.
(missile is a kind of weapon)

'devious smile is' is the wordplay.
'devious' indicates anagramming the letters.
'smile'+'is'='smileis'
'smileis' is an anagram of 'MISSILE'.

(Other definitions for missile that I've seen before include "Military projectile" , "weapon that's fired" , "Weapon that's thrown or projected" , "Object forcibly propelled at a target" , "One could get fired" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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