Two groups of soldiers and I see religious object (7)
I believe the answer is:
menorah
'religious object' is the definition.
(candelabrum used in Judaism)
'two groups of soldiers and i see' is the wordplay.
'two groups of' becomes 'men' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'soldiers' becomes 'OR' (Other Ranks).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'i see' becomes 'ah' (exclamation used to indicate understanding).
'men'+'or'+'ah'='MENORAH'
(Other definitions for menorah that I've seen before include "Branched candelabrum, symbol of 45 dn" , "lampstand" , "Candelabrum used in Jewish worship" , "In piece of Jewish ritual" .)