Cryptic crossword clue
What the music director may do for old citizen soldiers? 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "old citizen soldiers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old citizen soldiers = trainband.
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What does TRAINBAND mean?

TRAINBAND noun
  1. A company of trained civilian militia operating in England and North America between the 16th and the 18th centuries.

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