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Student
group
in
exposed
surroundings
put
in
the
shade
(10)
Student group in exposed surroundings put in the shade (10)
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How the clue works
The definition is put in the shade, meaning surpassed. For the wordplay, take student group — that's CLASS — and drop it inside exposed surroundings, which gives you OUTED as the outer shell, so you get OUT + CLASS + ED.