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Schoolgirl in company with a boy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coed

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'schoolgirl' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'company with a boy' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a boy' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'co'+'ed'='COED'

'in' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for coed that I've seen before include "High school pupil" , "American girl at school" , "US schoolgirl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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