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Driver missing in military action (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wagoner

'driver' is the definition.
(wagoner is a kind of driver)

'missing in military action' is the wordplay.
'missing' becomes 'gone' ('gone' can be a synonym of 'missing').
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'military action' becomes 'war' (war is a kind of military action).
'gone' put within 'war' is 'WAGONER'.

(Other definitions for wagoner that I've seen before include "Carter" , "Driver of cart" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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