Soldierly report of high rank (7)

I believe the answer is:

martial

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'soldierly' is the definition.
(I know that soldierly can be written as martial)

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(Other definitions for martial that I've seen before include "Belligerent" , "Warlike; Roman poet" , "Of war or the armed forces" , "satiricist" , "relating to soldiers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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