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Southern term for steel (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sword

'steel' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'southern term' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'term' becomes 'word' (I've seen this before).
's'+'word'='SWORD'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for sword that I've seen before include "used for fencing" , "Sharp-edged weapon" , "Two-edged weapon" , "Weapon of steel" , "Long-bladed weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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