Cryptic crossword clue
Army rations needing certain self-control 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word COMPOSURE

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What does COMPOSURE mean?

COMPOSURE noun
  1. Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession.
  2. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition.
  3. Orderly adjustment; disposition.
  4. Frame; make; temperament.
  5. A combination; a union; a bond.

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