Avoid clipped military command (4)
I believe the answer is:
shun
This might be a double definition.
'avoid' is the first definition.
(shunning is a kind of avoiding)
'military command' is the second definition.
(shun is a common military parade command)
'clipped' acts as a link.
This may not be right. It may belong to one of the definitions.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shun that I've seen before include "Cold-shoulder" , "Avoid - attention!" , "Send to Coventry" , "rigid standing order?" , "Spurn; avoid" .)