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Warning of reduced activity? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lesson

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'warning' is the definition.
(I know that lesson is a type of warning)

'reduced activity?' is the wordplay.
'reduced' becomes 'less' (a reduced amount).
'activity?' becomes 'on' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'less'+'on'='LESSON'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lesson that I've seen before include "Teaching unit" , "See 1" , "corrective punishment" , "Sermon or class session" , "Unit of instruction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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