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Fellows to subdue troops (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gentlemen

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'fellows' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'subdue troops' is the wordplay.
'subdue' becomes 'gentle' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'troops' becomes 'men' (both can mean soldiers).
'gentle'+'men'='GENTLEMEN'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gentlemen that I've seen before include "Males of refinement" , "fellows held to be considerate?" , "of high social standing?" , "Smugglers" , "Convenience" .)

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