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Trainee acted strangely (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cadet

'trainee' is the definition.
(cadet is a kind of trainee)

'acted strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'acted' is an anagram of 'CADET'.

(Other definitions for cadet that I've seen before include "young soldier" , "not the heir" , "Trainee soldier" , "Trainee cop" , "Police or armed forces trainee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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