Confusing nice cute MPs, core subject (8-7)

I believe the answer is:

computer-science

'subject' is the definition.
(computer science is a kind of subject)

'confusing nice cute mps core' is the wordplay.
'confusing' is an anagram indicator.
'nice'+'cute'+'mps'+'core'='nicecutempscore'
'nicecutempscore' with letters rearranged gives 'COMPUTER SCIENCE'.

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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