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Eliot accommodated cash-strapped returned soldiers (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

troops

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'soldiers' is the definition.
(a troop is a group of soldiers)

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(Other definitions for troops that I've seen before include "Cavalry" , "men" , "Army" , "Groups of soldiers" , "Bodies of soldiers" .)

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