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School to throw out drunkard (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sot

'drunkard' is the definition.
(sot can mean a drunken person)

'school to throw' is the wordplay.
'school' becomes 'S'.
'throw' indicates an anagram.
'to' with letters rearranged gives 'ot'.
's'+'ot'='SOT'

'out' is the link.

(Other definitions for sot that I've seen before include "One's often intoxicated" , "Habitual drinker" , "Boozer" , "Toper" , "Lush" .)

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