Refractory unit's turn to separate army medic and American (8)
I believe the answer is:
mutinous
'refractory' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mutinous that I've seen before include "Rebellious like the Bounty's crew" , "Insurgent" , "Insubordinate" , "bolshie" , "Unsubmissive" .)