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Blow horn around Oxford University, for starters, and celebrate (6)

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I believe the answer is:

honour

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'celebrate' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'blow horn around oxford university for starters' is the wordplay.
'blow' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'blown' mean this (to blow can mean to disrupt or scatter)).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'for starters' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'oxford university' is 'ou'.
'horn' is an anagram of 'honr'.
'honr' placed around 'ou' is 'HONOUR'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for honour that I've seen before include "Award conferred as a mark of respect" , "Pay homage to" , "Show respect towards, parents say" , "Privilege" , "Integrity, even among thieves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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