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Carriage papa originally had at college (7)

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I believe the answer is:

phaeton

'carriage' is the definition.
(type of horse-drawn carriage)

'papa originally had at college' is the wordplay.
'papa' becomes 'P' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'originally' suggests taking the first letters.
'college' becomes 'eton' (Eton College, English private school).
The first letters of 'had at' is 'ha'.
'p'+'ha'+'eton'='PHAETON'

(Other definitions for phaeton that I've seen before include "Coach" , "transport" , "4-wheeled carriage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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