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Ideal padre, a militarist in part (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dream

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

'padre a militarist in part' is the wordplay.
'in part' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'DREAM' is hidden in the letters of 'padre a militarist'.

(Other definitions for dream that I've seen before include "Somniate" , "Trance" , "Aspire" , "Bedroom vision?" , "Sleeping thoughts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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