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Youngster finally taken by supporter on course (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teen

'youngster' is the definition.
(teenager)

'finally taken by supporter on course' is the wordplay.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'supporter on course' becomes 'tee' (a tee supports a ball on a golf course).
The final letter of 'taken' is 'n'.
'n' put after 'tee' is 'TEEN'.

(Other definitions for teen that I've seen before include "Adolescent, then adult-to-be" , "Youngster over twelve" , "Adolescent (informal)" , "Juvenile" , "Youngster of a certain age" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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