Senior army NCO (8)

I believe the answer is:

sergeant

(Other definitions for sergeant that I've seen before include "Army rank" , "Police rank" , "Estrange (anag)" , "military man" , "Estrange from junior army officer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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