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Buffoon (5)

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(Other definitions for dunce that I've seen before include "Boy wearing cap" , "Stupid man!" , "Dimwit" , "Proverbially slow learner" , "Term of ridicule for John Dun Scotus followers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Universal.
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