Former Indian Soldier Crossword Clue

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	noun • A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.
	27%	11		Soldier who shared a tent with another soldier in Ancient Rome
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	25%	15		Known as 'The Soldier's Soldier'
	noun • British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)

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New York Times23 Nov 1984	Down 48
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