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Shoot a regiment that's out of order (9)

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I believe the answer is:

germinate

'shoot' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a regiment that's out of order' is the wordplay.
'that's out of order' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'regiment'='aregiment'
'aregiment' is an anagram of 'GERMINATE'.

(Other definitions for germinate that I've seen before include "Start to grow - a regiment (anag)" , "Mere giant (anag) - start to grow" , "Spring up" , "come to life" , "Sprout - develop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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