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Shock trooper should give orders with love (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

commando

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'shock trooper should' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'give orders with love' is the wordplay.
'give orders' becomes 'command' (to command someone is to give them orders).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'command'+'o'='COMMANDO'

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(Other definitions for commando that I've seen before include "Military raider" , "One soldier" , "Military unit specially trained for raids and assaults" , "Soldier trained for carrying out raids" , "A specially trained soldier" .)

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