Early Eastern Mercenary Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu • a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
	34%	10		Mercenary troops in the Middle Eastern armies
	noun • An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); by extension, any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller. • An elite, highly loyal supporter.
	25%	10		Mercenary group
	noun • any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells

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