A young person of service(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “A young person of service”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 4th June 2025.

The answer is

C A D E T

5 letters · most recently seen on 4th June 2025

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#5 down The youngster acted strangely (5) 2nd June 2026
#22 across Trainee (5) 2nd June 2026
#16 down Trainee (5) 15th April 2026
#22 across Military trainee (5) 10th March 2026
#1 down Acted as a trainee (5) 25th February 2026
#16 down Is he young to be in uniform? (5) 20th August 2025
#22 across A young person of service (5) 4th June 2025
#19 across Military trainee (5) 3rd March 2025
#15 down Not a little bounder, but a potential officer (5) 27th February 2025
#5 down Military trainee (5) 24th September 2024
#28 down Military trainee (5) 1st August 2024
#5 down Military trainee (5) 27th June 2024
#15 across Military trainee (5) 15th May 2024
#22 across Junior's cat is just about half dead (5) 25th March 2024
#7 down Military trainee (5) 25th September 2023
#19 across Acted as trainee (5) 13th September 2023
#19 across Military trainee (5) 20th June 2023
#19 across Rogue extraterrestrial who may become an officer! (5) 13th June 2023
#14 down Military trainee (5) 3rd April 2023
#22 across Trainee giving Charlie the wrong date (5) 15th February 2023
#19 across He can't have been in uniform all that long (5) 16th November 2022
#26 across Military trainee (5) 25th July 2022
#32 across Trainee (5) 8th April 2022
#16 across Trainee (5) 16th March 2022
#12 down Military trainee (5) 23rd September 2021
#19 across Military trainee (5) 11th August 2021
#22 across He's not yet an officer, and mostly no gentleman (5) 21st July 2021
#22 across Trainee (5) 9th June 2021
#13 down Trainee (5) 18th May 2021
#35 across Trainee officer (5) 16th April 2021
#5 down The youngster acted strangely (5) 31st March 2021
#22 across Trainee (5) 31st March 2021
#16 down Trainee (5) 19th January 2021
#22 across Military trainee (5) 25th November 2020
#1 down Acted as a trainee (5) 5th November 2020
#16 down Is he young to be in uniform? (5) 7th January 2020
#12 across Military trainee (5) 7th October 2019
#36 across Acted as a trainee (5) 22nd July 2019
#22 across A young person of service (5) 27th February 2019
#15 down Not a little bounder, but a potential officer (5) 27th November 2018

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 4th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Flying footballer (6)
#1 down Does wearing it help make a woman look good? (6)
#2 down Felt uncertain (6)
#3 down Broadland highway? (4)
#4 down Seeing in the dark is often fun for one (4,3)
#5 down Such in infection can ruin a rival (5)
#6 down One aptly swimming around in the aquarium? (5)
#7 across Authorised by the ref? (8)
#8 across She's said to be a moaner (4)
#8 down New name for neck hair (4)
#9 down At present knowing no king (3)