The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word APPARATUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result APPARATUS
- Soldier wearing suitable American equipment
- A quiet soldier needs time with American kit
- Device trapping a rodent in a power discharge
- Soldier dropped in wearing suitable American equipment
- Equipment program a traitor bugs regularly
- Equipment suitable to welcome soldier to America
- Fit lodging soldier with our team’s gear
- Airborne soldier invested in suitable American kit
- Soldier wearing suitable American gear
- Breaking up as a part needed for equipment
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The straight part
We know that "Equipment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case equipment = apparatus.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does APPARATUS mean?
APPARATUS noun- The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
- A complex machine or instrument.
- An assortment of tools and instruments.
- A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
- A vehicle used for emergency response.
- Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
- A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”