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Feeble learner, mischievous child (4)

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I believe the answer is:

limp

'feeble' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'learner mischievous child' is the wordplay.
'learner' becomes 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'mischievous child' becomes 'imp' (I've seen this before).
'l'+'imp'='LIMP'

(Other definitions for limp that I've seen before include "Walk with an uneven step" , "Weak" , "obstacle to smooth progress" , "without energy" , "Walk with an injury" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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