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Chosen people in science lecture (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elect

'chosen people' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in science lecture' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ELECT' is hidden in the letters of 'science lecture'.

(Other definitions for elect that I've seen before include "Choose by vote" , "Choose by voting" , "Put into power through the ballot box" , "Chosen - to vote" , "Appoint through ballot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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