Answer: hookey

AnswerCrossword Clue
HOOKEYAbsenteeism of a sort
HOOKEYSomething to play
HOOKEYWhat a truant plays (Var.)
HOOKEYTruants play it
HOOKEYTruants play it (var.)
hookeytruancy (an act of truanting, also TRUANTRY)
hookeyunjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky)