Passed Albanian, covertly sending back weapons (6)

I believe the answer is:

blades

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'weapons' is the definition.
(blade is a kind of weapon)

'passed albanian covertly sending back' is the wordplay.
'BLADES' is hidden backwards in amongst the letters.
But, I am uncertain how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for blades that I've seen before include "Cutting parts of knives" , "Knife edges or dashing fellows" , "Leaves of grass or cutting tools" , "cutters" , "Football club nickname" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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