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Compulsory military service (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

conscription

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">compulsory military service</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for conscription that I've seen before include "Compulsory enlistment" , "Draft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Mirror.
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