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Schoolboy recalled mark given to Scottish lad (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

etonian

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'schoolboy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'recalled mark given to scottish lad' is the wordplay.
'recalled' says the letters should be written backwards.
'mark' becomes 'note' (mark can mean to note or remember).
'given to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'scottish lad' becomes 'ian' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'note' backwards is 'eton'.
'eton'+'ian'='ETONIAN'

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(Other definitions for etonian that I've seen before include "Relating to one particular school" , "Pupil at posh English school" , "Public schoolboy" , "Public school kid" , "Public school boy" .)

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