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Royal Engineers gathering in memory (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recollection

'memory' is the definition.
(recollection is a kind of memory)

'royal engineers gathering' is the wordplay.
'royal engineers' becomes 're'.
'gathering' becomes 'collection' (gathering is collecting things together).
're'+'collection'='RECOLLECTION'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for recollection that I've seen before include "Memory" , "mental image" , "Remembrance" , "Recall" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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