The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SQUAD
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SQUAD
- Group of soldiers beginning to show muscle
- One in four supporting Swedish top team
- Question notice by second team
- Group of leg muscles moving bottom to top
- Group agreed to skip about
- Group of soldiers in snake-like formation on square?
- Endless crouching exercise beginning to drain group of soldiers
- Army group with sergeant initially on square
- Small party in southern courtyard
- She quits crowded team
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What does SQUAD mean?
SQUAD noun- A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
- One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
- To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad.
- Sloppy mud.