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Startled to find school pawned (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shocked

'startled' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'school pawned' is the wordplay.
'school' becomes 's'.
'pawned' becomes 'hocked' ('hock' can be a synonym of 'pawn').
's'+'hocked'='SHOCKED'

'to find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shocked that I've seen before include "Appalled" , "Traumatised" , "Offended, outraged" , "Surprised" , "Struck with horror" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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