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Civilian fighting force (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

militia

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">civilian fighting force</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for militia that I've seen before include "Citizen soldiery" , "Civilian fighting force" , "Civilian army force" , "Force raised for emergency" , "Armed body" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Mirror.
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