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Responsible youth’s pressure upset lout (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

head boy

'responsible youth's' is the definition.
(school pupil with special responsibilities)

'pressure upset lout' is the wordplay.
'pressure' becomes 'head' (head is a kind of pressure).
'upset' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'lout' becomes 'yob' (both can mean a rude or criminal young person).
'yob' reversed gives 'boy'.
'head'+'boy'='HEAD BOY'

(Other definitions for head boy that I've seen before include "Top pupil" , "Most advanced pupil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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