Branch of the armed services (4)

I believe the answer is:

navy

(Other definitions for navy that I've seen before include "Marine force" , "Shade of the marine forces" , "Ships-of-war" , "Dark shade of blue" , "military arm" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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