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Ironclad Orc army

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All Minute Cryptic clues for August 31 2026
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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