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Render armless (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disarm

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'render armless' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'render' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'render' could be 'arm' (arming is a kind of rendering) and 'arm' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'dis' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for disarm that I've seen before include "Take away weapons or make less angry" , "Render defenceless" , "Pacify" , "Take away weapons or win over" , "Charm, win over" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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