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Youngster raised to be equable (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pup

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'youngster' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'raised to be equable' is the wordplay.
'raised' becomes 'up' (similar in meaning).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'be equable' becomes 'p' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'up' put after 'p' is 'PUP'.

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(Other definitions for pup that I've seen before include "Young of various animals" , "Small palindromic dog" , "Canine young" , "Young animal" , "Youngster" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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