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Ironclad Orc army
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THE MISSING PIECE
Ironclad Orc army
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THE ANSWER
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The definition
Our definition here is 'army', and our answer will be another word for that.
This clue's fodder is 'Iron' and 'Orc'. We'll need to find a short substitute for one of these and use it with the letters of the other to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
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