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Military assistant has crazy idea to abscond (4-2-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aide-de-camp

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

'crazy idea to abscond' is the wordplay.
'crazy' indicates an anagram.
'to abscond' becomes 'decamp' ('decamp' can be a synonym of 'abscond').
'idea' anagrammed gives 'aide'.
'aide'+'decamp'='AIDE-DE-CAMP'

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for aide-de-camp that I've seen before include "Military adviser" , "Military assistant" , "Senior officer's assistant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.
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