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A number making a living in education (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

learning

'education' is the definition.
(I know that learning is a type of education)

'a number making a living' is the wordplay.
'a number' becomes 'L' (fifty in Roman numerals).
'making a living' becomes 'earning' (I've seen this in another clue).
'l'+'earning'='LEARNING'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for learning that I've seen before include "The gaining of knowledge" , "Lore" , "Discovering, finding out" , "Researching - scholarship" , "information" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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