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Cavalrymen sort rope out (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

troopers

'cavalrymen' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sort rope out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'sort'+'rope'='sortrope'
'sortrope' is an anagram of 'TROOPERS'.

(Other definitions for troopers that I've seen before include "Swearing 19 Downs [SOLDIERS]" , "Cavalrymen" .)

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