Soldier who drops in for wild ape or parrot (11)

I believe the answer is:

paratrooper

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'soldier who drops in' is the definition.
'paratrooper' can be an answer for 'soldier' (paratrooper is a kind of soldier). I am not certain of the remainder of the definition.

'wild ape or parrot' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ape'+'or'+'parrot'='apeorparrot'
'apeorparrot' is an anagram of 'PARATROOPER'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for paratrooper that I've seen is " Airborne soldier".)

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