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Whole-hearted cadet died in battle (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dedicated

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'whole-hearted' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'cadet died in battle' is the wordplay.
'in battle' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'cadet'+'died'='cadetdied'
'cadetdied' anagrammed gives 'DEDICATED'.

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(Other definitions for dedicated that I've seen before include "Devoted to a task or purpose" , "Committed" , "Hard working" , "Customised" , "exclusive" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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