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Front line of horses - it may be drawn going into battle (9)

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I believe the answer is:

bowstring

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'horses it may be drawn going into battle' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'front line' is the wordplay.
'front' becomes 'bow' (the bow is the front of a ship).
'line' becomes 'string' (string line is a kind of line).
'bow'+'string'='BOWSTRING'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for bowstring that I've seen is " Missile-launcher".)

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