Cryptic crossword clue
Slough welcomes soldiers – ten contracted? 9

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

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What does SHORTENED mean?

SHORTENED verb
  1. To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  2. To become shorter.
  3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
  4. To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
  5. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
  6. To take in the slack of (a rope).
  7. To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

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