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Soldier on line captured in lament with style (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elegantly

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'captured in lament with style' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'soldier on line' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'soldier' could be 'ant' (soldier is a type of ant) and 'ant' is found in the answer.
'on' could be 'leg' (cricket term) and 'leg' is found in the answer.
'line' could be 'el' (el is a kind of line) and 'el' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'y' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for elegantly that I've seen before include "Ingeniously" , "in a debonair way" , "Gracefully, stylishly" , "Gracefully and tastefully" , "In a graceful and stylish manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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