The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRESIDIO
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More clues leading to the result PRESIDIO
- Period is reviewed in military post
- Periods I spent in fort
- Before man lands on the moon, make settlement in Spain
- Military post is set up in troubled period
- Spanish fortress where, initially, Public Relations Information Officer went around after reorganising side
- Rio spied beleaguered fort
- Live mostly in very good old military post
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The straight part
We know that "military post" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case military post = presidio.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PRESIDIO mean?
PRESIDIO noun- A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was once under Spanish control.