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Perhaps saps complete military training (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pass out

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'complete military training' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'perhaps saps' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'saps' is 'pass' which is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'out' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for pass out that I've seen before include "In the army, do so having proved ready" , "Graduate - faint" , "Lose consciousness" , "Complete one's training" , "Faint - or complete military training" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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