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Exclude a bachelor at the detention centre (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ban

'exclude' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'a bachelor at the detention centre' is the wordplay.
'a bachelor' becomes 'ba' (the qualification: Bachelor of Arts).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'centre' says to take the centre.
The centre of 'detention' is 'n'.
'ba'+'n'='BAN'

(Other definitions for ban that I've seen before include "outlaw" , "'Forbid, prohibit (3)'" , "Officially prohibit" , "Exile" , "Censor or proscribe" .)

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