Group of soldiers (5)
'group of soldiers' is the definition.
(type of military subdivision)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for platoon that I've seen before include "Group under lieutenant" , "Team under lieutenant" , "part of company" , "detail" , "Soldiers under lieutenant" .)
(Other definitions for troop that I've seen before include "Large group (of soldiers?)" , "A company, unit" , "Parade" , "Military group" , "Group of kangaroos" .)
'group of soldiers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for squad that I've seen before include "Group (of soldiers, players etc)" , "Cooperative unit" , "Group of sportsmen" , "Body of soldiers" , "Pool of players" .)