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A chartered accountant aimed to burst into the world of scholars (8)

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I believe the answer is:

academia

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'the world of scholars' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a chartered accountant aimed to burst' is the wordplay.
'chartered accountant' becomes 'ca' (abbreviation for chartered accountant).
'to burst' indicates anagramming the letters.
'aimed' anagrammed gives 'demia'.
'a'+'ca'+'demia'='ACADEMIA'

'into' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for academia that I've seen before include "Universities etc." , "teaching community" , "World of university and learning" , "The world of scholarship" , "educational environment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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