Number of soldiers of note in Europe for example (10)
I believe the answer is:
contingent
'number of soldiers' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'note in europe for example' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'g' (musical note).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'europe for example' becomes 'continent' (europe is a kind of continent).
'g' going into 'continent' is 'CONTINGENT'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for contingent that I've seen before include "Depending (on) - part of military force" , "Subject to chance" , "Company" , "army unit" , "Dependent on something else" .)