22 across
Flying
creature
with
claws
circling
international
groups
of
soldiers
(10)
Flying creature with claws circling international groups of soldiers (10)
hints
0
checks
0
hints
The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Right, so groups of soldiers is what we're defining at the end there. Start with BAT for the flying creature, then we need claws, which is TALONS, but that word has to circle round I (the short way of writing "international") to make TAL-I-ONS. Stick BAT on the front of that and you've got your answer.