Fighters on foot (8)

I believe the answer is:

infantry

(Other definitions for infantry that I've seen before include "Troops" , "Army unit of foot soldiers" , "part of the army" , "Foot-soldiers" , "fighting group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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