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(No need for apologies, ChrisE and Heathcliff. I've come to realise there are a fair number of words in Chambers that don't show up in my Oxford, and vice versa).

Explosive to be carried inside missile (7)

It's used to destroy caterpillar colony, setting fire in it (7)

I did think that using fire for rid was a bit problematic, but then so is Chambers's definition for the latter, simply as a transitive verb meaning to expel. But that's not how we normally use it, is it? Heck, I'll have to trust the authority.

Dip dip dip in underwater ship? (7)

Head off noisy ballistic missile, perhaps? (7)

Weapon sporting five points they say, reduce somewhat (7)

Some horrid intent might go ballistic. (7)

(hor)RID in T ENT

With hollow tower Seamus has hollow weapon (7)




TR (hollow tower) + I (Seamus) + DENT (hollow)

Net tangled with a lot of dirty bombs? (7)

... using plural of bomb as the missile carries more than one warhead. But in case we think the singular works, I'll put up a variant, also.