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Youth in case once led astray (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adolescence

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

'case once led astray' is the wordplay.
'astray' indicates anagramming the letters.
'case'+'once'+'led'='caseonceled'
'caseonceled' is an anagram of 'ADOLESCENCE'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for adolescence that I've seen before include "Transition to adulthood" , "Period of strong growth" , "Puberty" , "Period before adulthood" , "Period of youth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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