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Callow youth or environmentalist with hooter (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

greenhorn

'callow youth' is the definition.
(a greenhorn is an inexperienced person)

'environmentalist with hooter' is the wordplay.
'environmentalist' becomes 'green' (member of the Green Party).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hooter' becomes 'horn' (instrument making a hooting sound).
'green'+'horn'='GREENHORN'

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for greenhorn that I've seen before include "Tenderfoot" , "Novice" , "Raw, inexperienced youth" , "One learning" , "colt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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