Cryptic crossword clue
Military equipment, single item I found buried in WWI battlefield 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MUNITIONS

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We know that "Military equipment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case military equipment = munitions.
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What does MUNITIONS mean?

MUNITIONS noun
  1. (chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
  2. (chiefly in the plural, NATO) Bombs, rockets, missiles (complete explosive devices, in contrast to e.g. guns).
  3. A tower or fortification.

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