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Place for soldiers that could provide a padre? (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parade ground

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'place for soldiers' is the definition.
(place for a military parade)

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(Other definitions for parade ground that I've seen before include "Where troops muster" , "Military area" , "Place for drill" , "where there may be a muster" , "square" .)

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