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Perhaps, armed forces immorality... operating in absence of Medical Officer (8)

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military

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'officer' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for military that I've seen before include "Relating to the army" , "Of soldiers and warfare" , "Relating to soldiers or war" , "Related to soldiering" , "Relating to armed forces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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