Soldiers caught a monster (3)

I believe the answer is:

orc

'a monster' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'soldiers caught' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 'or' (Other Rank**).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'or'+'c'='ORC'

(Other definitions for orc that I've seen before include "Tolkienian monster" , "Tolkien ogre" , "Fierce goblin" , "Giant" , "Ugly creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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