Body of citizen soldiers (7)
I believe the answer is:
militia
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">body of citizen soldiers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for militia that I've seen before include "Armed civilians" , "Citizens army" , "Army of non-professional soldiers" , "Civilian soldier force" , "Troops" .)