Rank indicator, at times (7)

I believe the answer is:

stripes

(Other definitions for stripes that I've seen before include "punishment" , "They are given to corporal" , "Long bands of colour" , "As standard feature" , "See 17" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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