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Soldiers go and come back (6)

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I believe the answer is:

return

'come back' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'soldiers go' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 'RE' (Royal Engineers).
'go' becomes 'turn' (turning is a kind of going).
're'+'turn'='RETURN'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for return that I've seen before include "Homecoming" , "second half of journey" , "Come back with a formal report on transactions" , "Come/go back" , "Interest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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