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Volunteers given Japanese soup in ground (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

joins up

'volunteers' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'japanese soup in ground' is the wordplay.
'japanese' becomes 'J' (international code for Japanese vehicles).
'ground' indicates an anagram ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'soup'+'in'='soupin'
'soupin' is an anagram of 'oinsup'.
'j'+'oinsup'='JOINS UP'

'given' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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