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Boy gets impetuous and bold (5)

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I believe the answer is:

brash

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'bold' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'boy gets impetuous' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'b' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'impetuous' becomes 'rash' (I've seen this before).
'b'+'rash'='BRASH'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for brash that I've seen before include "Cocky and tactless" , "Tasteless in appearance" , "Loud and rude" , "Crudely showy; bumptious" , "Pushy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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