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New cadet behaved (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acted

'behaved' is the definition.
(acting is a kind of behaving)

'new cadet' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'cadet' is an anagram of 'ACTED'.

(Other definitions for acted that I've seen before include "appeared on stage" , "exerted influence" , "did something!" , "participated in panto maybe" , "Behaved or performed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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