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A student or teacher may do so (4,7)

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I believe the answer is:

take lessons

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'a student or teacher may do so' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'a student or teacher may do so' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'student' could be 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers) and 'l' is located in the answer.
'so' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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