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Rust a blade knocked off railing (10)

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I believe the answer is:

balustrade

'railing' is the definition.
(balustrade is a kind of railing)

'rust a blade knocked off' is the wordplay.
'knocked off' indicates an anagram.
'rust'+'a'+'blade'='rustablade'
'rustablade' with letters rearranged gives 'BALUSTRADE'.

(Other definitions for balustrade that I've seen before include "Row of short pillars with coping" , "Railing on stairs or balcony" , "Row of pillars under rail" , "Handrail" , "Railing at the side of a balcony" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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