Crossword Genius

... at university, during his break (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hiatus

'break' is the definition.
(hiatus is a kind of break)

'at university during his' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'at'+'u'='atu'
'atu' placed into 'his' is 'HIATUS'.

(Other definitions for hiatus that I've seen before include "Interval" , "Gap in continuity" , "A lacuna or interruption" , "Gap, interruption" , "A gap or lacuna" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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