Commissioned officers (11)

I believe the answer is:

lieutenants

'commissioned officers' is the definition.
(lieutenant is a kind of commissioned officer)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for lieutenants that I've seen is " Army officers".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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