Soldiers go in after shelling from this (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

egg spoon

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'soldiers go in after shelling from this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Another definition for egg spoon that I've seen is " little scoop".)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.

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