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Son who plays truant (2-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

no-show

'truant' is the definition.
(I know that truant can be written as no-show)

'son who plays' is the wordplay.
'plays' indicates an anagram.
'son'+'who'='sonwho'
'sonwho' anagrammed gives 'NO-SHOW'.

(Other definitions for no-show that I've seen before include "One failing to appear as booked" , "Absentee" , "One who fails to arrive" , "Person who fails to cancel -- who's on (anag)" , "Individual neither using nor cancelling a ticket" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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