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Army student acted strangely (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cadet

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'army student' is the definition.
'cadet' can be an answer for 'student' (I have seen 'Military student ' mean 'cadet' so perhaps 'student' could also mean 'cadet'). I am unsure of the 'army' bit.

'acted strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates an anagram.
'acted' is an anagram of 'CADET'.

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(Other definitions for cadet that I've seen before include "Junior officer; younger brother" , "Younger son" , "Officer in training" , "recruit" , "A trainee army officer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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