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Setter and young boy return to get gong! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

medal

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

'setter and young boy return' is the wordplay.
'setter' becomes 'me' (the setter of the clue).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'young boy' becomes 'lad' (I've seen this before).
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'lad' back-to-front is 'dal'.
'me'+'dal'='MEDAL'

'to get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for medal that I've seen before include "(Military) decoration" , "Commemorative piece of metal" , "Commemorative disc" , "Religious or commemorative pin" , "Prize; sounds like interfere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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