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One forced to join up — that sounds chilling (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

draftee

'one forced to join up' is the definition.
(someone drafted into the army)

'sounds chilling' is the wordplay.
'sounds' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'chilling' becomes 'draughty' (chill can mean a draught).
'draughty' is a homophone of 'DRAFTEE'.

'that' is the link.

(Other definitions for draftee that I've seen before include "Rookie" , "Soldier, perhaps unwilling" , "American military conscript" , "US conscript" , "one brought into service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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