Average cadet shaved for inspection (6)
I believe the answer is:
parade
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)