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Rereading about soldier (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grenadier

'soldier' is the definition.
(historical term for a grenade-carrying soldier)

'rereading about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'rereading' is an anagram of 'GRENADIER'.

(Other definitions for grenadier that I've seen before include "African flier" , "Infantryman - in red gear (anag)" , "guard" , "bomb-thrower" , "A household infantryman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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