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Most watchful, bravest on manoeuvres (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

observant

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'most watchful' is the definition.
'observant' can be an answer for 'watchful' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'most' bit.

'bravest on manoeuvres' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvres' indicates anagramming the letters (letters manoeuvred in a new way).
'bravest'+'on'='braveston'
'braveston' is an anagram of 'OBSERVANT'.

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(Other definitions for observant that I've seen before include "Perceptive" , "Heedful" , "Sharp-eyed" , "with a keen eye" , "(Of music)using conventional keys" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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