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Average cadet shaved for inspection (6)

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I believe the answer is:

parade

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'inspection' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'average cadet shaved' is the wordplay.
'average' becomes 'par' (average score in golf).
'shaved' says to take the centre.
The middle letters of 'cadet' are 'ade'.
'par'+'ade'='PARADE'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for parade that I've seen before include "Assembly of troops for inspection" , "Public procession or ceremonial march" , "Easter ___ , 1948 film with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire" , "March past" , "Row of shops, march" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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