"troop" singular, simple denotation

[Jonathan Lighter]

Tonight's rerun of _Nanny 911_ included the most generalized ex. of  singular "troop" (soldier) I've encountered. When the emergency uniformed Nanny arrived, Mom recalled with relief, "She looked just like a troop."
 
No, not a "troupe" (of nannies).  A "troop."
 
JL




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