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Soldier arranged plan, I hear, to obtain equipment (13)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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