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A regiment prepared to shoot (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

germinate

'shoot?' is the definition.
('germinate' can be a synonym of 'shoot')

'a regiment prepared' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'regiment'='aregiment'
'aregiment' anagrammed gives 'GERMINATE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for germinate that I've seen before include "(Of seeds) sprout" , "Sprout - develop" , "Mere giant (anag) - start to grow" , "Sprout as in a regiment" , "Spring up" .)

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