Possible Clues:

• Small, slender dagger
• Small slim dagger
• One amateur’s withdrawn, paranoid about small dagger
• Pull back a little, protecting excellent new weapon
• Evacuate work having turned up small dagger
• Dagger
• Unstable paranoid with a malfunctioning weapon
• What may provide a prod in, nastily
• Thin-bladed dagger
• Slim dagger