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Consumed by college, say (5)

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I believe the answer is:

eaten

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

'college say' is the wordplay.
'college' becomes 'eton' (Eton College, English private school).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'eton' is a homophone of 'EATEN'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for eaten that I've seen before include "Gobbled" , "Crammed" , "Taken into the body as food" , "having taken courses?" , "dinners should be" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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