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Stretching son with schooling (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

straining

'stretching' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'son with schooling' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'schooling' becomes 'training' (training is a kind of schooling).
's'+'training'='STRAINING'

(Other definitions for straining that I've seen before include "Exerting much effort or energy" , "demanding" , "Making a great effort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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