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As such, including university study (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peruse

'study' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'as such including university' is the wordplay.
'as such' becomes 'perse' ('per se' can be a synonym of 'as such').
'including' is an insertion indicator.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'perse' placed around 'u' is 'PERUSE'.

(Other definitions for peruse that I've seen before include "Scrutinise" , "Examine at length" , "Read attentively" , "Scrutinize" , "Browse, read casually" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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