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Mentor's apprentice (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

protege

(Other definitions for protege that I've seen before include "Pupil, follower" , "One taken under someone's wing" , "One under the patronage of another" , "Male helped and protected by, say, patron" , "One under another's patronage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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