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Articles dismissing lice studied by those in university (4)

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I believe the answer is:

arts

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'studied by those in university' is the definition.
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'articles dismissing lice' is the wordplay.
'dismissing' is a deletion indicator.
'articles' with 'lice' taken out is 'ARTS'.

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(Other definitions for arts that I've seen before include "Non-science subjects" , "Products of human creativity" , "Star over aesthetic endeavours" , "Wiles, skills" , "Aesthetic creations for a star" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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