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Military engineer (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sapper

'military engineer' is the definition.
(term for a member of the Corps of Royal Engineers)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sapper that I've seen before include "Private soldier in the Royal Engineers" , "Writer" , "Something that wears down" , "Military miner" , "Private in the British Royal Engineers" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Sunday, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Times.
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