After record hesitation, soldiers in the Northern Territory gain insight (11)
I believe the answer is:
discernment
'gain insight' is the definition.
'discernment' can be an answer for 'insight' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'gain' bit.
'after record hesitation soldiers in the northern territory' is the wordplay.
'after record' becomes 'disc' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'after' bit.).
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound used when hesitating).
'soldiers' becomes 'men' (men can mean a group of soldiers).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'the northern territory' becomes 'nt'.
'men' placed within 'nt' is 'nment'.
'disc'+'er'+'nment'='DISCERNMENT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for discernment that I've seen before include "Perceptiveness -- good taste" , "good judgement's needed here" , "keen perception" , "Judgement; acuteness" , "Good judgement" .)