Prepare miners for war in horrid place (6) a?m?i? Armpit?? Arm prepare but pit for miners doesn't scan and I don't really see an armpit as being a horrid place! Maybe unpleasant but with deodrant no more unpleasant than the back of a knee say.
armpit
ˈɑːmpɪt/
noun
a hollow under the arm at the shoulder.
NORTH AMERICANinformal
a place regarded as extremely unpleasant.
"they call the region the armpit of America"