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A professor is a handsome youth (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adonis

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

'a professor is' is the wordplay.
'professor' becomes 'don' (term for a university professor).
'a'+'don'+'is'='ADONIS'

(Other definitions for adonis that I've seen before include "lovely chap" , "Hunk" , "legendary Greek noted for good looks" , "Legendary lover" , "Extremely attractive young man from Greek mythology" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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