### Clue: Bond was a soldier and an officer (4)
### Answer: GILT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Bond
  GI(an American soldier, apparently derived from $$g$$overnment $$i$$ssue) **plus**(and) LT(abbrev. for lieutenant,a commissioned officer). 
Answer: In finance, short form for gilt-edged security, a financially sound share or bond, as opposed to a junk bond.