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Household of soldiers, mature (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

menage

'household' is the definition.
('menage' can be a synonym of 'household')

'soldiers mature' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 'men' (I've seen this before).
'mature' becomes 'age' ('age' can be a synonym of 'mature').
'men'+'age'='MENAGE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for menage that I've seen before include "Social unit living together" , "live together" , "Members of a household" , "Persons of household" , "A household, sometimes naughtily a trois" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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