Cryptic crossword clue
Corps of soldiers love my job getting harder, permanently 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word THERMOSETTING

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The straight part
We know that "getting harder, permanently" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case getting harder, permanently = thermosetting.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does THERMOSETTING mean?

THERMOSETTING adjective
  1. Becoming permanently hard or solidifying when heated; used especially of synthetic plastics such as Bakelite.

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