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Top salon altering soldiers' outfits (8)

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I believe the answer is:

platoons

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'soldiers' outfits' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both groups as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'top salon altering' is the wordplay.
'altering' indicates an anagram.
'top'+'salon'='topsalon'
'topsalon' anagrammed gives 'PLATOONS'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for platoons that I've seen before include "small bodies of soldiers" , "Army units" , "Military units" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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