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A noted heavyweight able to teach boys (4)

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I believe the answer is:

eton

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'able to teach boys' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a noted heavyweight' is the wordplay.
'a noted' becomes 'e' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'heavyweight' becomes 'ton' (I've seen this before).
'e'+'ton'='ETON'

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(Other definitions for eton that I've seen before include "learn here?" , "Posh English school of note" , "Leading English public school" , "School near Slough" , "Public school founded by Henry VI" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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