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Soldier, one with a fixation (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mania

'fixation' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'soldier one with a' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'man' (I've seen this before**).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'man'+'i'+'a'='MANIA'

(Other definitions for mania that I've seen before include "Frenzy" , "Aberration" , "A (violent) mood disorder" , "Madness - craze" , "Obsessional enthusiasm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Times.
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