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Not a little bounder, but a potential officer (5)

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cadet

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'potential officer' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for cadet that I've seen before include "Armed services trainee" , "Potential officer" , "Trainee soldier" , "Police force trainee" , "A trainee army officer" .)

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