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Soldier intends to acquire personal wealth (7,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

private means

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'acquire personal wealth' is the definition.
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'soldier intends' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'private' (private is a type of soldier).
'intends' becomes 'means' ('mean' can be a synonym of 'intend').
'private'+'means'='PRIVATE MEANS'

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(Other definitions for private means that I've seen before include "source of income" , "make money from investments" , "Unearned income" , "Income other than salary" .)

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