Soldier in drama with guns shot (9)

I believe the answer is:

guardsman

'soldier' is the definition.
(I know that guardsman is a type of soldier)

'drama with guns shot' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'shot' indicates anagramming the letters.
'drama' put after 'guns' is 'gunsdrama'.
'gunsdrama' is an anagram of 'GUARDSMAN'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for guardsman that I've seen is " Soldier".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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