At front, cadet helping injured para gets shot, of course (4)
I believe the answer is:
chip
'shot of course' is the definition.
'chip' can be an answer for 'shot' (chip shot is a kind of shot). I'm not certain of the 'of course' bit.
'at front cadet helping injured para' is the wordplay.
'at front' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'cadet helping injured para' is 'CHIP'.
'gets' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chip that I've seen before include "Such as copper" , "one bit of fast food > counter" , "Off the old block, he's junior" , "Roulette counter" , "Gambling counter; golf shot" .)