Private in the British army (5)

I believe the answer is:

tommy

(Other definitions for tommy that I've seen before include "British soldier (informal)" , "Private in the Army - kind of gun" , "Bread" , "British private soldier (colloq.)" , "Private soldier (slang)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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