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Go through with soldiers sitting on 'final' vehicle (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rehearse

'go through' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'soldiers sitting on final vehicle' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 're' (Royal Engineers).
'sitting on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'final vehicle' becomes 'hearse' (**).
're'+'hearse'='REHEARSE'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for rehearse that I've seen before include "Practise like actor" , "What actor does to prepare for play" , "Practise before performing in public" , "Run through (a play)" , "prepare for performance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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