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Remote school denied sandwiches (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

olden

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'remote' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'school denied sandwiches' is the wordplay.
'sandwiches' indicates a hidden word (the answer is sandwiched in by the clue).
'OLDEN' can be found hidden inside 'school denied'.

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(Other definitions for olden that I've seen before include "Of past (times)" , "Out of date" , "Of a former age" , "times gone by" , "Bygone" .)

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