Scottish squad of soldiers? (7)

I believe the answer is:

rangers

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'soldiers?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for rangers that I've seen before include "Glasgow soccer team" , "Glasgow football club" , "Administrators of Forest" , "Park or forest keepers" , "footballers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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