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Ted and Oscar reuniting old soldiers (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

redcoats

'old soldiers' is the definition.

'ted and oscar reuniting' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'reuniting' indicates an anagram (letters are put together again in a new way).
'ted' put after 'oscar' is 'oscarted'.
'oscarted' with letters rearranged gives 'REDCOATS'.

(Other definitions for redcoats that I've seen before include "Old British soldiers in colourful uniforms" , "British soldiers during the American revolution" , "men who used to fight for Britain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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