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Agree to study mould (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

conform

'agree' is the definition.
(conforming is a kind of agreeing)

'study mould' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'con' (I've seen this before).
'mould' becomes 'form' ('form' can be a synonym of 'mould').
'con'+'form'='CONFORM'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for conform that I've seen before include "Comply with accepted rules" , "become fitter?" , "Follow the crowd" , "Toe the line" , "Fall into line" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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