Soldier cut open by my men in China (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
lance corporal
'my men in china' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'soldier cut open by' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'corporal' ().
'cut open' becomes 'lance' (I've seen this before).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'corporal' put after 'lance' is 'LANCE-CORPORAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lance corporal that I've seen before include "Army rank" , "Junior NCO in the British Army" , "NCO rank" , "Soldier" .)