Soldiers move fast to import new supplies (8)
I believe the answer is:
ordnance
'supplies' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'soldiers move fast to import new' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 'OR' (Other Ranks).
'move fast' becomes 'dance' (dancing is a kind of moving. I am not sure about the 'fast' bit.).
'to import' is an insertion indicator.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'dance' enclosing 'n' is 'dnance'.
'or'+'dnance'='ORDNANCE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ordnance that I've seen before include "weapons" , "Department concerned with artillery" , "The Survey provides maps" , "weaponry" , "Mounted guns, cannon" .)