Crash Involving Ship In For Instance Conscription Service Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy
	84%	9		Crash involving ship in, for instance, conscription service
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	34%	9		To compel into service, especially through conscription
	verb • To enroll; to enlist.

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	Clue	Source
1	A French term for conscription of all able-bodied citizens for military service
2	A system of general conscription for military service
3	Conscription agcy. New York Times - 09 Feb 1978	New York Times / 09 Feb 1978
4	Conscription org. New York Times - 08 Jan 1986	New York Times / 08 Jan 1986
5	Conscription problem? New York Times - 13 Jun 1999	New York Times / 13 Jun 1999
6	Peacetime conscription throughout the 1950s Telegraph Cross Atlantic - 25 May 2023	Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 25 May 2023
7	Simple crash involving vehicles blocking bridge The Guardian Cryptic - 20 Oct 2022	The Guardian Cryptic / 20 Oct 2022

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Force from group of journalists
Forcible recruiting agents
Forcibly enlist
Crowd of journalists in search of new recruits
Group forcing men into military service
Old navy recruiting body
Recruitment company (media sector) to go north of the border
Former service provider?
The oldest service provider?

Reporters joke about new enlistment programme
Force into service
Detachment forcing civilians into the navy
Compel to join group of journalists
Media silence about northern recruiters
Group of journalists? They'll try to get you on board
Ratings used to recruit team of journalists?
Group carrying off Fleet Street joke about knight
Forcibly enlist group of journalists

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