Boy (3)

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lad

son

'boy' is the definition.
(informal term for boy)

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(Other definitions for lad that I've seen before include "Chap, fellow" , "Son" , "Young fellow" , "Boy, young man" , "(Housman's Shropshire) boy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Telegraph, The Mirror and The Independent.

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