Fragments of an Explosive
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from The 80s, Group 786, Puzzle 4 (Digital Watches).
Question is: Fragments of an Explosive
and the answer is: SHRAPNEL
Word Meaning:
SHRAPNEL — (military, historical) An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
Definitions from Wiktionary.