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Youngster with strange aim to study (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maiden

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'youngster' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'with strange aim to study' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'to study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'aim' with letters rearranged gives 'mai'.
'mai' put next to 'den' is 'MAIDEN'.

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(Other definitions for maiden that I've seen before include "First ever public address" , "Unmated; runless over" , "Single" , "Unmarried girl of old" , "Six dot balls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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