List of soldiers needing uniform (4)

I believe the answer is:

'list' is the definition.
(menu is a kind of list)

'soldiers needing uniform' is the wordplay.
'soldiers' becomes 'men' (I've seen this before).
'needing' says to put letters next to each other.
'uniform' becomes 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'men'+'u'='MENU'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for menu that I've seen before include "Options available" , "Card" , "List of fare" , "List of (computer or food) items" , "Carte du jour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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