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Boy's story probed by a theologian (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laddie

'boy's' is the definition.
(laddie can mean a young boy)

'story probed by a theologian' is the wordplay.
'story' becomes 'lie' (story can mean a fabrication).
'probed by' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'theologian' becomes 'DD' (Doctor of Divinity degree).
'a'+'dd'='add'
'lie' enclosing 'add' is 'LADDIE'.

(Other definitions for laddie that I've seen before include "(Scots) boy" , "Youngster" , "Sonny" , "Scottish boy" , "Child" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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