The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BEATNIK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BEATNIK
- Attend prison, leaving note for 1950s dropout
- Attend police station, not having caught 1950s dropout
- Nonconformist Family Bill put up to confine English
- Worst family turns up for Allen Ginsberg?
- Young rebel defeated prominent LibDem but not Conservative
- Nonconformist defeated Clegg in speech
- Bohemian family turning on switch
- Fifties dropout‘s exhausted family flips
- Bohemian relations back on strike
- A non-conformist, Clegg is rumoured to support defeat
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The straight part
We know that "1950s dropout" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case 1950s dropout = beatnik.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BEATNIK mean?
BEATNIK noun- A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior
- A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.