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School absentee (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

truant

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">school absentee</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for truant that I've seen before include "Straying" , "One is absent from school without permission" , "Runaway" , "Pupil skipping school" , "Pupil staying away from school" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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