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Private lines (5)

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ranks

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'lines' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ranks that I've seen before include "Lines or rows of people or things" , "Positions of seniority" , "Grades, in armed forces say" , "Classifies" , "Series of soldiers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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