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Being out of form, they may get in trouble (7)

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truants

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(Other definitions for truants that I've seen before include "They're absent from school without permission" , "They're absent from school without leave" , "Absentees from school" , "Skivers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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