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Idle youngster on farm having bounds reset? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loaf

'idle' is the definition.
(loafing is a kind of idling)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for loaf that I've seen before include "Spend time idly, having slangy head" , "Baguette or cob, perhaps" , "Bread unit" , "Suffer loss of credibility" , "bloomer, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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