Standard Anglo-Saxon soldiers, in short (5)

I believe the answer is:

paras

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'soldiers in short' is the definition.
'paras' can be an answer for 'soldiers' (para is a kind of soldier). I'm not sure about the 'in short' bit.

'standard anglo-saxon' is the wordplay.
'standard' becomes 'par' (standard of play in golf).
'anglo-saxon' becomes 'AS' (abbreviation for Anglo-Saxon).
'par'+'as'='PARAS'

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(Another definition for paras that I've seen is " Members of a parachute regiment, in short".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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