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Major finally meeting new group of soldiers (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

regiment

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'group of soldiers' is the definition.
'regiment' can be an answer for 'soldiers'. I am not certain of the 'group of' bit.

'major finally meeting new' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
The last letter of 'major' is 'r'.
'meeting' is an anagram of 'egiment'.
'r'+'egiment'='REGIMENT'

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(Other definitions for regiment that I've seen before include "Force under colonel" , "Order" , "Organise; army unit" , "Army group" , "subject to excessive control" .)

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