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Write to nag about military headquarters (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pentagon

'military headquarters' is the definition.

'write to nag about' is the wordplay.
'write' becomes 'pen' (synonyms).
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'nag'='tonag'
'tonag' with letters rearranged gives 'tagon'.
'pen'+'tagon'='PENTAGON'

(Other definitions for pentagon that I've seen before include "Headquarters of the US Defence Department" , "government HQ abroad" , "military installation" , "Figure in plane" , "US DoD HQ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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