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Not doing as much in class (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lesson

'much in class?' is the definition.
'lesson' can be an answer for 'class?' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'much in' bit.

'not doing' is the wordplay.
'not' becomes 'less' (I've seen this in other clues).
'doing' becomes 'on' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'less'+'on'='LESSON'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lesson that I've seen before include "Spell of instruction" , "Instructive experience" , "Unit of instruction" , "Reading or exercise for a pupil" , "Teaching session or reading from Bible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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