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Stripling (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lad

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">stripling</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for lad that I've seen before include "(Housman's Shropshire) boy" , "Youngster" , "Boy or youth" , "Boy, young man" , "A young chap into ballads" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Evening Standard.
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