Traps I've set for soldiers (8)
I believe the answer is:
privates
'for soldiers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'traps i've set' is the wordplay.
'set' indicates an anagram (instruction to set the letters).
'traps'+'ive'='trapsive'
'trapsive' anagrammed gives 'PRIVATES'.
(Other definitions for privates that I've seen before include "It would be unseemly to expose these" , "soldiers" .)