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Keen
I
observe,
nothing
to
lose
in
school
(7)
Keen I observe, nothing to lose in school (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Keen is the definition. Take "observe" as NOTE, then drop the O (nothing to lose) to leave NTE, and pop that after I to make INTE. Slot I-NTE inside POD (a school of whales) so PO...D wraps around it, giving POINTED.