Cryptic crossword clue
Soldiers with poor vocabulary miss out becoming unit captains 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Soldiers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case soldiers = cavalry.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CAVALRY mean?

CAVALRY noun
  1. The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
  2. An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.
  3. The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.

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