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Call for colonist seen in procession (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pageant

'procession' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'call for colonist' is the wordplay.
'call for' becomes 'page' (to page is to call with a pager).
'colonist' becomes 'ant' (I've seen this before).
'page'+'ant'='PAGEANT'

'seen in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pageant that I've seen before include "Colourful procession" , "Make public spectacle" , "Parade with tableaux" , "Magnificent parade" , "Scene moving" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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