Cryptic crossword clue
Foreboding – tense soldiers consumed by it 12

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word PRESENTIMENT

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The straight part
We know that "Foreboding" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case foreboding = presentiment.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PRESENTIMENT mean?

PRESENTIMENT noun
  1. A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.

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