Take an informal word for father, add a sudden surprise attack on an enemy base, and you get a festive march down Main Street on July 4th. What am I?
A parade
This phonetic riddle pieces together two distinct words to form the target word. 'Pa' is an informal term for a father, and a 'raid' is a sudden surprise attack. When spoken consecutively, 'Pa-raid' sounds like 'parade,' the celebratory public march held on Independence Day.
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