Cryptic crossword clue
Military group drawing in soldiers by itself 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SQUARED

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What does SQUARED mean?

SQUARED verb
  1. To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
  2. To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
  3. To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
  4. Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
  5. To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
  6. To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
  7. To take opposing sides; to quarrel.
  8. To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
  9. To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
  10. To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
  11. To form with four sides and four right angles.
  12. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
  13. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
  14. To hold a quartile position respecting.
SQUARED adjective
  1. Covered with a grid of squares.
  2. Raised to the second power.

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