Military reserves (7)

I believe the answer is:

militia

(Other definitions for militia that I've seen before include "Citizen soldiery" , "Fighting force of civilians" , "Civilian soldiery" , "Armed body" , "Armed civilians" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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