Cryptic crossword clue
Soldiers back taking drugs can be spirited 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROUSING

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The straight part
We know that "spirited" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spirited = rousing.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ROUSING mean?

ROUSING verb
  1. To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
  2. To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
  3. To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
  4. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
  5. To pull by main strength; to haul.
  6. To raise; to make erect.
  7. (when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.
ROUSING noun
  1. The act by which somebody or something is roused.
ROUSING adjective
  1. That rouses or excites.

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