Cryptic crossword clue
One ignorant of sibling behaviour merely told off detained student 4,5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word ONLY CHILD

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
O
N
L
Y
C
H
I
L
D

Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "One ignorant of sibling behaviour" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one ignorant of sibling behaviour = only child.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.


Latest crossword clues with full explanations