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Accept that truants won't want to (4,2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

come to terms

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'accept that truants won't want' is the definition.
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'to' is the wordplay.
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'to' is present in the answer.
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(Other definitions for come to terms that I've seen before include "Agree" , "Make an agreement" .)

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