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Soldiers round, left an umbrella (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parasol

'an umbrella' is the definition.
(I know that parasol is a type of umbrella)

'soldiers round left' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 'paras' (para is a kind of soldier).
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'paras'+'o'+'l'='PARASOL'

(Other definitions for parasol that I've seen before include "protection from the rays" , "cover" , ""Sunbrella"" , "mushroom" , "Protection from light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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