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Equal with a soldier (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

para

'soldier' is the definition.
(paratrooper)

'equal with a' is the wordplay.
'equal' becomes 'par' ().
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'par'+'a'='PARA'

(Other definitions for para that I've seen before include "Soldier who's dropped in? (abbr)" , "Soldier who jumps to order? (abbr)" , "A block of text; an airborne soldier (abbrs.)" , "Soldier in an airborne unit" , "Soldier that jumps from planes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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