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Evident former pupil, savage, has 101 removed (7)

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I believe the answer is:

obvious

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'evident' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'former pupil savage has 101 removed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'former pupil' could be 'ob' (abbreviation for 'Old Boy') and 'ob' is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for obvious that I've seen before include "Not subtle" , "Quite clear and manifest" , "Evident, plain" , "Easily perceived or understood" , "Patent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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