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College that in Paris is without a match (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unique

'is without a match' is the definition.

'college that in paris' is the wordplay.
'college' becomes 'uni' (short for university).
'that in paris' becomes 'que' (French for 'that').
'uni'+'que'='UNIQUE'

(Other definitions for unique that I've seen before include "One-off" , "incomparable" , "Being the only example" , "Singular, different from others" , "Without equal or like" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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