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Former contributor to school discipline (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old

'former' is the definition.
(both can mean previous)

'contributor to school discipline' is the wordplay.
'contributor to' indicates a hidden word (the letters of the answer contribute to the clue).
'OLD' can be found hidden inside 'school discipline'.

(Other definitions for old that I've seen before include "Long-lived" , "Ancient" , "SECOND PART OF 14" , "Venerable" , "Senescent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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