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Awesome duke studied (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dread

'awesome' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'duke studied' is the wordplay.
'duke' becomes 'd' (abbreviation).
'studied' becomes 'read' (I've seen this before).
'd'+'read'='DREAD'

(Other definitions for dread that I've seen before include "Frightful" , "Deep fear" , "Enormous apprehension" , "Fear - dire" , "Get cold feet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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