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Military unit’s chaplain quietly becoming Conservative (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cadre

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

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for cadre that I've seen before include "Core group -- cared (anag)" , "revolutionary cell" , "Nucleus, framework" , "activist group" , "Group of revolutionaries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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