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Standard features with military badge (5,3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stars and stripes

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'standard' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'features with military badge' is the wordplay.
'features' becomes 'stars' (eg a film features or stars its cast).
'with' becomes 'and'.
'military badge' becomes 'stripes' (stripes is a kind of badge. I am not sure about the 'military' bit.).
'stars'+'and'+'stripes'='STARS AND STRIPES'

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(Other definitions for stars and stripes that I've seen before include "American flier" , "indicators of military rank" , "Standard" , "The US flag" , "indications of rank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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