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Presented learner with hammer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gavel

'hammer' is the definition.
(I know that gavel is a type of beetle)

'presented learner' is the wordplay.
'presented' becomes 'gave' ('give' can be a synonym of 'present').
'learner' becomes 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'gave'+'l'='GAVEL'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for gavel that I've seen before include "equipment for auctioneer" , "Judicial hammer" , "Judge's hammer" , "Small hammer" , "An auctioneer's wooden hammer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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