Solicit alms with soldiers — gunners, to be sure (7)
I believe the answer is:
begorra
'solicit alms with soldiers gunners to be sure' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'solicit alms with soldiers gunners' is the wordplay.
'solicit alms' becomes 'beg' (I've seen this in another clue).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'soldiers' becomes 'OR' (Other Ranks).
'gunners' becomes 'RA' (Royal Artillery).
'beg'+'or'+'ra'='BEGORRA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for begorra that I've seen before include "Oirish oath" , "Irish exclamation" , "In Ireland my" , "Paddy's shout?" .)