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Academics in hollow (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basin

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'hollow' is the definition.
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'academics in' is the wordplay.
'academics' becomes 'bas' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bas'+'in'='BASIN'

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(Other definitions for basin that I've seen before include "Large bowl" , "Bowl-shaped vessel" , "container" , "Sink for washing" , "Stoup" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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