### Clue: Schoolboy to back Botham getting bowled out (7)
### Answer: ETONIAN 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Schoolboy
 "bet on Ian"(to back;to put your money on Ian Botham, former English cricketer) **minus**(getting … out) "b"(abbrev. for "bowled" in cricket notation).
Answer: A schoolboy attending Eton College … and inclined to place bets?