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A padre fabricated reason to get somewhere to march (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parade ground

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'get somewhere to march' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a padre fabricated reason' is the wordplay.
'fabricated' indicates an anagram.
'reason' becomes 'ground' (synonyms).
'a'+'padre'='apadre'
'apadre' anagrammed gives 'parade'.
'parade'+'ground'='PARADE-GROUND'

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(Other definitions for parade ground that I've seen before include "where there may be a muster" , "Place for drill" , "Where troops muster" , "square" , "Military area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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