Soldier arranged plan, I hear, to obtain equipment (13)
I believe the answer is:
paraphernalia
'equipment' is the definition.
(paraphernalia is a kind of equipment)
'soldier arranged plan i hear' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'para' (paratrooper).
'arranged' is an anagram indicator (letters rearranged).
'plan'+'i'+'hear'='planihear'
'planihear' with letters rearranged gives 'phernalia'.
'para'+'phernalia'='PARAPHERNALIA'
'to obtain' is the link.
(Other definitions for paraphernalia that I've seen before include "Odds and ends needed for a particular pursuit" , "All the extra gear" , "Ornaments of dress" , "Miscellaneous belongings" , "Items of gear" .)