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Officer gets large cane moved bodily (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lance corporal

'officer' is the definition.
(lance corporal is a kind of officer)

'large cane moved bodily' is the wordplay.
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'moved' indicates an anagram.
'bodily' becomes 'corporal' (synonyms).
'cane' anagrammed gives 'ance'.
'l'+'ance'+'corporal'='LANCE-CORPORAL'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lance corporal that I've seen before include "Army rank" , "Soldier" , "NCO rank" , "Junior NCO in the British Army" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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