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Old-fashioned commanding officer with me reveals result (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outcome

'result' is the definition.
(something's outcome is its result or consequence)

'old-fashioned commanding officer with me' is the wordplay.
'old-fashioned' becomes 'out' (as opposed to 'in').
'commanding officer' becomes 'co'.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'out'+'co'+'me'='OUTCOME'

'reveals' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for outcome that I've seen before include "Cute moo (anag.)" , "Consequence, upshot" , "Result or consequence" , "End result" , "answer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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