The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word REGIMENTAL
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More clues leading to the result REGIMENTAL
- Like an army unit get manlier when freshly deployed
- Germaine screwed around with short lieutenant of the colonel’s command
- Kray, with terrible ailment relating to military manouevres
- Concerned with soldier, intellectual, from a group of soldiers
- Army unit’s American soldier joining this person in charge
- As part of the army, about to tear ligament
- Get marine redeployed on left of colonel’s men
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The straight part
We know that "Like an army unit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like an army unit = regimental.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REGIMENTAL mean?
REGIMENTAL adjective- Relating to a regiment
- Overly strict; rigid