Tumbled over boarding train with possible classmate (12)
I believe the answer is:
schoolfellow
'possible classmate' is the definition.
(someone at school with you)
'tumbled over boarding train with' is the wordplay.
'tumbled over' becomes 'fello' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'boarding' is an insertion indicator.
'train' becomes 'school' (both can mean to teach or coach).
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'school'+'w'='schoolw'
'fello' put into 'schoolw' is 'SCHOOLFELLOW'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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