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Scoffed in school, we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eaten

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

'school we hear' is the wordplay.
'school' becomes 'eton' (famous UK public school).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'eton' sounds like 'EATEN'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for eaten that I've seen before include "demolished, possibly" , "Taken into the body as food" , "This bread is soon forgotten, it's said" , "corroded" , "Consumed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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