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A limit I set for force in emergency (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

militia

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'force in emergency' is the definition.
'militia' can be an answer for 'force' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'in emergency' bit.

'a limit i set' is the wordplay.
'set' indicates anagramming the letters (instruction to set the letters).
'a'+'limit'+'i'='alimiti'
'alimiti' is an anagram of 'MILITIA'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for militia that I've seen before include "Group of citizen soldiers" , "Body of citizen soldiers" , "Citizen soldiery" , "Armed body" , "Military force of trained civilians" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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