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Soldiers drag us out (6)

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I believe the answer is:

guards

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'soldiers' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'drag us out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'drag'+'us'='dragus'
'dragus' with letters rearranged gives 'GUARDS'.

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(Other definitions for guards that I've seen before include "troops" , "Keeps watch" , "Defends" , "They protect" , "Protection" .)

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