Cryptic crossword clue
Recall missing sappers, part of army unit? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MEMBER

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The straight part
We know that "part of army unit?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of army unit? = member.
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 MEMBER mean?

MEMBER noun
  1. One who officially belongs to a group.
  2. A part of a whole.
  3. Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
  4. The penis.
  5. One of the propositions making up a syllogism.
  6. An element of a set.
  7. A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.
  8. The judge or adjudicator in a consumer court.
  9. A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause.
  10. Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign.
  11. A file stored within an archive file.
MEMBER verb
  1. (obsolete outside dialectal) To remember.
  2. To cause to remember; to mention.

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