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Cheeky bloke only just up (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

freshman

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'only just up' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'cheeky bloke' is the wordplay.
'cheeky' becomes 'fresh' (I've seen this before).
'bloke' becomes 'man' (informal term for a man).
'fresh'+'man'='FRESHMAN'

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(Other definitions for freshman that I've seen before include "newly experiencing life in Jesus?" , "Young person" , "He's a first-year college student" , "He's a first-year undergraduate" , "First-year student in university, sounds like cheeky male" .)

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