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Alternatively a learner will get a test (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oral

'a test' is the definition.
(oral is a kind of test)

'alternatively a learner' is the wordplay.
'alternatively' becomes 'or'.
'learner' becomes 'l'.
'or'+'a'+'l'='ORAL'

'will get' is the link.

(Other definitions for oral that I've seen before include "Unwritten examination" , "Concerning the mouth" , "Related to the mouth" , "Using speech rather than writing" , "Kind of exam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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