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Give an account of soldiers deceased (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relate

'give an account' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'soldiers deceased' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 're' (Royal Engineers).
'deceased' becomes 'late' (I've seen this before).
're'+'late'='RELATE'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for relate that I've seen before include "Make a logical or casual connection" , "Describe an event" , "feel empathy" , "Give account of (story)" , "Narrate, tell in detail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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