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Very common, groups, reversed round Royal Navy?

Help with 15d appreciated!

Hi Lumen
Definition is the first two words and is quite obscure. Chambers entry is hyphenated 3-6. The wordplay is an anagram of barely around a three letter noun that can be preceded by soldier.

And thanks for the help with 24d Lumen. All done now.

I'm only guessing insect soldiers...but not finding it!

Lumen, the soldier is in the middle of the answer. There’s really only one way to arrange “barely” around it. It’s in Chambers under the first three letters.

Thanks I have it now.
I must say that was a very obscure theme - even although I am personally aware of it!