Javelin or harpoon (5)

I believe the answer is:

spear

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'javelin' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'harpoon' is the second definition.
(synonyms)

(Other definitions for spear that I've seen before include "Spike" , "Sharp weapon" , "Primitive weapon" , "Portion of asparagus" , "A bit of asparagus" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The Telegraph, the Newsday.com and the Universal.

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