Related Clues:

• Pupil absent without permission
• One who's missing a get-together for a spell, possibly outside broadcast?
• School-leaver perhaps on the hop in Dublin
• Class skipper
• School-skipping student
• Unauthorized absentee
• Academic absentee
• Bunking off
• Someone not joining a class action?
• Be seen at dance — not here!
• Not quite straight soldier failing to report for duty
• Teacher's concern
• Absent without leave
• Not present with sailor to report scent of blue-green algae at centre
• One failing to attend