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Soldier like Montgomery principally as example (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paradigm

'example' is the definition.
(paradigm is a kind of example)

'soldier like montgomery principally' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'para' (para is a kind of soldier**).
'like' becomes 'dig' (I've seen this in other clues).
'principally' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'montgomery' is 'm'.
'para'+'dig'+'m'='PARADIGM'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for paradigm that I've seen before include "Model or example for rapid agm" , "Pattern -conceptual framework" , "Example, model or pattern" , "Archetype" , "Framework or typical example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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