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Disorder where the soldiers eat (4)

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I believe the answer is:

mess

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'eat' is the definition.
(messing is a kind of eating)

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(Other definitions for mess that I've seen before include "Army dining place" , "Disorderly state" , "Where one might eat" , "An officer's untidy dining room" , "Untidy confusion" .)

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