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Guard ordered to breached line (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sentinel

'guard' is the definition.
(sentinel is a kind of guard)

'ordered to breached line' is the wordplay.
'ordered' becomes 'sent'.
'to breached' becomes 'in' (I've seen this in other clues).
'line' becomes 'el' (el is a kind of line).
'sent'+'in'+'el'='SENTINEL'

(Other definitions for sentinel that I've seen before include "One watches" , "Look-out, military guard" , "Guard who stands and keeps watch" , "Watchman" , "Soldier keeping watch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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