Distracted wives romance soldier (12)

I believe the answer is:

servicewoman

'soldier' is the definition.

'distracted wives romance' is the wordplay.
'distracted' is an anagram indicator.
'wives'+'romance'='wivesromance'
'wivesromance' is an anagram of 'SERVICEWOMAN'.

(Other definitions for servicewoman that I've seen before include "She's a fighter" , "Female in the forces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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