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Old volunteer force (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yeomanry

(Other definitions for yeomanry that I've seen before include "Former volunteer cavalry force, many yore (anag.)" , "Group of bodyguards" , "cavalrymen once" , "Group of small estate owners (historical)" , "Class of small freeholders cultivating their own land" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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