Military personnel (8)
'military personnel' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for troops that I've seen before include "Groups of soldiers" , "Cavalry" , "men" , "Military forces" , "Army" .)
'military personnel' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for soldiers that I've seen before include "[TOAST] divided up" , "More than one fighter" , "Strips of toast for egg dipping" , "men" , "Troopers" .)