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Advanced instruction from Red China toughie garbled (6,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

higher education

'advanced instruction' is the definition.
(instruction beyond compulsory education)

'red china toughie garbled' is the wordplay.
'garbled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'red'+'china'+'toughie'='redchinatoughie'
'redchinatoughie' is an anagram of 'HIGHER EDUCATION'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for higher education that I've seen before include "One's up in it" , "to a degree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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