The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PLATOON
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More clues leading to the result PLATOON
- Small body of soldiers also included in scheme
- Military unit also into strategy
- Squad also included in scheme
- Strategy also included a group of soldiers
- Climbing mountain, main components of air have to part company
- Climbing mountain’s extremely nasty at first for troops
- Squad extremely grabbed by suggestion
- Soldiers also included in scheme
- Philosopher working for company division
- Dish, largely duck, available in company
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The straight part
We know that "Small body of soldiers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case small body of soldiers = platoon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PLATOON mean?
PLATOON noun- A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
- A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
- To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher
- Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.