He gave ear to military history (7)
I believe the answer is:
jenkins
'military history' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'he gave ear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'he' could be 'kin' and 'kin' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'jens' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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