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Perhaps gifted young pupils may be told not to (6)

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I believe the answer is:

fidget

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'young pupils may be told not to' is the definition.
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'perhaps gifted' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'gifted' with letters rearranged gives 'FIDGET'.

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(Other definitions for fidget that I've seen before include "Make nervous restless movements" , "Restless person" , "who can't relax" , "Squirm" , "Wriggle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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