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Academic acronym (4)

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I believe the answer is:

stem

'academic acronym' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for stem that I've seen before include "Central upright part of flower or drinking glass" , "part of pipe" , "Tube" , "Stalk - check" , "branch of family" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Universal.
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