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Heavyweight head dismissed from school in Berkshire (3)

Ross

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ton

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'heavyweight' is the definition.
(a ton weighs a lot)

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(Other definitions for ton that I've seen before include "People of fashion" , "Speed" , "20cwt" , "Unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds" , "Fashionable" .)

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