School absentee (6)

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" .)