The clue “Soldier’s break, for short” typically points to a 5-letter answer, commonly RANDR, where the break refers to “rest and recreation” (R&R) as used in military context, rendered as RANDR in some puzzle conventions. If you’re solving a specific crossword grid, confirm the crossing letters to ensure RANDR fits with the intersecting words. Here are quick checks and alternatives if RANDR doesn’t fit your grid:

• If the grid uses a hyphen or space for R&R, some puzzles treat it as RANDR without the ampersand.
• In some crosswords, the answer could be “R AND R” written without spaces, yielding RANDR as a single 5-letter entry.
• If your puzzle expects a shorter entry, double-check whether it’s asking for an abbreviation like “R&R” (but that would be 3 characters, not 5).

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