The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word REGIMENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REGIMENT
- Order diet books
- I’m in surrogate ruler’s section of army
- Diet, terrible at first for army unit
- Referring to good island soldiers ahead of time – these?
- Queen maybe describes this compiler’s band
- Army unit‘s diet close to front
- I am restricted by someone acting for another group of soldiers
- Large number in bar, e.g., I’m entertaining
- Government books supplying lot of soldiers
- Army unit run by heartless ear-bashing before troops stop it
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The straight part
We know that "lot of soldiers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lot of soldiers = regiment.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REGIMENT mean?
REGIMENT noun- A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units; now specifically, usually composed of two or more battalions.
- Rule or governance over a person, place etc.; government, authority.
- The state or office of a ruler; rulership.
- Influence or control exercised by someone or something (especially a planet).
- A place under a particular rule; a kingdom or domain.
- A regimen.
- To form soldiers into a regiment.
- To systematize, or put in rigid order.