Fighting body (7)

I believe the answer is:

militia

(Other definitions for militia that I've seen before include "Troops" , "Citizens army" , "special reserve" , "Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army" , "levy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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