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Flag-carrying soldier resolved to clear surgeon (6)

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'resolved to clear surgeon' is the definition.
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'flag-carrying soldier' is the wordplay.
'flag' becomes 'our' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'carrying' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'soldier' becomes 'col'.
'our' put after 'col' is 'COLOUR'.

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(Other definitions for colour that I've seen before include "Hue, shade" , "Affect" , "Such a sergeant" , "Red or green, say" , "Quality that results from light reflection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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