Collar shy curate, so erudite! (9)

I believe the answer is:

scholarly

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'erudite' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'collar shy curate' is the wordplay.
'collar shy' can be anagrammed to 'SCHOLARLY'.
However, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

'so' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for scholarly that I've seen before include "Erudite" , "Involving serious academic study" , "Learned, academic" , "in academic style?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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