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Always the same, educational document? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uniform

'always the same' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'educational document?' is the wordplay.
'educational' becomes 'uni' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'document?' becomes 'form' (form is a kind of document).
'uni'+'form'='UNIFORM'

(Other definitions for uniform that I've seen before include "Military wear" , "Official clothing" , "a soldier must assume this" , "army's gear" , "Clothing worn by members of a particular group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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