Related Clues:

• Inattentive
• Like early election night returns
• Not attending
• Not in class
• Not at school
• Missing something
• Playing hooky
• Like someone who has no class?
• Neither here nor there?
• With 16-Down, certain plate
• Whimsical roll-call response
• Home sick, maybe
• Not present
• Out of one's class, say
• Cutting, maybe