PHALANX

Body of troops in close formation (7)

Solution has appeared in 3 crosswords (1 across and 2 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,499 — 2023-03-24 00:00:05
  14D: Body of troops (or police) in close formation (7)
• Quick crossword No 15,477 — 2019-12-14 00:00:07
  10A: Packed crowd of people (7)
• Quick crossword No 15,303 — 2019-05-24 23:00:27
  2D: Body of troops in close formation (7)