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In the army, a padre can contribute to it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parade

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'it' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'in the army a padre can contribute' is the wordplay.
'a padre' anagrams to 'PARADE'.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for parade that I've seen before include "Promenade" , "Organised procession of displays, performances, etc" , "Public procession as on St Patrick's Day" , "Easter ___ , 1948 film with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire" , "Public walk or march" .)

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