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Vast ocean liner I damaged in work for armed forces? (8,7)

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I believe the answer is:

national service

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'work for armed forces?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'vast ocean liner i damaged' is the wordplay.
'damaged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'vast'+'ocean'+'liner'+'i'='vastoceanlineri'
'vastoceanlineri' anagrammed gives 'NATIONAL SERVICE'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for national service that I've seen before include "Period of compulsory conscription" , "Period of peacetime conscription" , "What conscripts had to do" , "In a period with the military" , "Compulsory period in the forces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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