Warriors of premodern Japan (7)

I believe the answer is:

samurai

(Other definitions for samurai that I've seen before include "Member of Japanese warrior caste" , "military type" , "Feudal Japanese warrior" , "Seven -, film directed by Kurosawa" , "Japanese fighter" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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