The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CONSCRIPT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CONSCRIPT
- One who’s drafted Conservative text for speech
- One enlisted to study calligraphy
- Draft for American screenplay supporting prisoner
- NCO translated letters for soldier
- Take on underground cell, say, following swindles
- Study what’s been written for one forced into service
- Call up from inmate’s cell, we hear
- Prince consort rejected Nero becoming recruit
- Make a soldier inspect lines
- Impress
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What does CONSCRIPT mean?
CONSCRIPT noun- One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
- To enrol(l) compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
- Drafted into a military service or similar.
- Enrolled; written; registered.