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He gets only two-thirds of basic education in German (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

herr

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This could be a double definition.

'he gets only two-thirds of basic education' is the first definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'german' is the second definition.
(German equivalent to Mr)

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for herr that I've seen before include "Mister in German" , "German man's title" , "European guy" , "A German gentleman" , "Form of address for German male" .)

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