### Clue: Lordless swordsman right ahead skinned mink (5)
### Answer: RONIN 
 ### Explanation: Lordless swordsman right ahead skinned mink (5)
**R**(ight) + **ON** ("ahead") + (m)**IN**(k) 
*In feudal Japan, a *ronin* was a samurai with no ties to a master or lord.