Sing, roar? Belt out of military base! (8)

I believe the answer is:

garrison

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'military base' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sing roar? belt out' is the wordplay.
'sing roar' anagrams to 'GARRISON'.
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'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for garrison that I've seen before include "(Soldiers stationed to guard) fortified place" , "Military base" , "army base?" , "HQ" , "Body of troops guarding a stronghold" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.

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