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College bill rising (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eton

'college' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bill rising' is the wordplay.
'bill' becomes 'note' ('note' can be a synonym of 'bill').
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'note' in reverse letter order is 'ETON'.

(Other definitions for eton that I've seen before include "Leading English public school" , "College, collar or crop" , "College in Berkshire" , "Town on the Thames noted for its school" , "British public school of note" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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