Cathedral city in NE England that houses a university and castle (6)

I believe the answer is:

durham

(Other definitions for durham that I've seen before include "English cathedral and university city" , "Cathedral city on the River Wear" , "English county palatine" , "Northern cathedral city" , "Wearside cathedral city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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