The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CENTURION
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More clues leading to the result CENTURION
- Old officer, badly neurotic, back from expedition
- Old soldier who got the runs?
- Not a 23 across, first acting officer
- Man of 18?
- Nine court assembled for ancient officer
- Erotic nun danced for Roman army officer
- Old soldier and successful batsman?
- Roman team leader‘s small change with first game coming up
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The straight part
We know that "Man of 18" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case man of 18 = centurion.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 CENTURION mean?
CENTURION noun- An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
- A player who scores a century.
- A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.