Crossword Genius

Order nothing for this soldier (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

commando

'this soldier' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'order nothing' is the wordplay.
'order' becomes 'command' (commanding is a kind of ordering).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'command'+'o'='COMMANDO'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for commando that I've seen before include "Green Beret" , "Amphibious military unit" , "Army unit" , "Soldier trained to carry out dangerous raids" , "Royal Marine Corps soldier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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